#A37298Drama Queen (#A37298) is a mid-tone, soft magenta with an OKLCH hue of 335°, lightness 0.61 and chroma 0.081. It sits on the transitional side of the color wheel. In practice it behaves as a mid-weight working color for secondary surfaces and editorial blocks.
| HEX | #A37298 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(163, 114, 152) |
| HSL | hsl(313, 21%, 54%) |
| HSV | hsv(313, 30%, 64%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 30%, 7%, 36%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(54.1 25.6 -12.8) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.615 0.081 335) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Drama Queen shifts subtly: leans toward pink; in north-facing or shaded light it shifts subtly: leans toward purple. Overall drift across common illuminants is small (max ΔE ≈ 1.5), so it is a lighting-stable choice.
#a66f8e — ΔE 1.5, shifts subtly: leans toward pink#a77295 — ΔE 0.8, shifts subtly: leans toward pink#a37298 — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#a3739a — ΔE 0.3, shifts subtly: leans toward purpleTest Drama Queen in the color lighting simulator — sweep it through daylight, warm 2700K light, 4000K LED, and shade alongside the rest of your palette.
Against white it measures 3.88:1 and against black 5.42:1, so black text is the stronger pairing. That pairing passes WCAG AA for body text.
One color explored: close hues with real lightness and chroma structure, so the palette is the anchor through value rather than a set of colors.
#f7ceec · #d1a4c6 · #a37298 · #85597b · #5f3856 · #3a1a34
The anchor's neighbours on the wheel — everything shares an undertone, so the chord carries color without anything having to be muted to get along.
#cd99a2 · #ba859c · #a37298 · #86658f · #695882 · #4e4c72
The mid-gap pairing — sage and mustard, terracotta and olive. A foil rotated 40–65° toward warm or cool: too far to be kin, too near to argue, carried by temperature and a deliberate value offset.
#f2afa6 · #bb9a95 · #a37298 · #805877 · #613e5a · #452825
One deliberately opposed voice — a single restrained counterpoint across the wheel, or temperature against temperature where the anchor is too muted to carry a loud opposite.
#ffe3f8 · #9ad4ad · #a37298 · #6e606a · #553d50 · #332530
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#ecf4ee · #a79ca4 · #a37298 · #666c68 · #322830 · #000201
This color as a ground rather than a subject — its own restraint held across a narrow value band, carrying one saturated voice from the opposite temperature.
#ebf5ee · #c3cdc6 · #96a29a · #1d2c22 · #000a03 · #a37298
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#d3d8b3 · #6cc3a7 · #a37298 · #6e668c · #31412f · #130522
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#e6f7eb · #97a77b · #a37298 · #247970 · #243104 · #000201
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#f7f2e0 · #aca072 · #a37298 · #237687 · #00323c · #080400
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#feefe1 · #bc9875 · #a37298 · #417855 · #042e4b · #000601
#B286A8 · #C29BB8 · #D1AFC9 · #E0C4D9 · #F0DAEA
#885C7E · #6E4765 · #55334E · #3D2037 · #260E22
#9D7694 · #977A90 · #907E8C
Its moderate chroma lets it work in mid-size areas — upholstery, secondary UI surfaces, editorial blocks — without overwhelming neighbors. In palettes it pairs most predictably with its tonal ramp and analogous neighbors; reserve the complementary hue for small, deliberate contrast.