Wisteria #A87DC2

Wisteria (#A87DC2) is a mid-tone, soft purple with an OKLCH hue of 312°, lightness 0.66 and chroma 0.11. 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.

Color values

HEX#A87DC2
RGBrgb(168, 125, 194)
HSLhsl(277, 36%, 63%)
HSVhsv(277, 36%, 76%)
CMYKcmyk(13%, 36%, 0%, 24%)
CIE Lablab(58.9 29.5 -29.7)
OKLCHoklch(0.657 0.110 312)

How Wisteria behaves under real light

Under warm 2700K interior light Wisteria shifts subtly: drifts toward magenta; in north-facing or shaded light it is virtually unchanged. Overall drift across common illuminants is small (max ΔE ≈ 1.9), so it is a lighting-stable choice.

Contrast & accessibility

Against white it measures 3.29:1 and against black 6.38:1, so black text is the stronger pairing. That pairing passes WCAG AA for body text.

Palettes built from Wisteria

Tonal

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.

#f4e3ff · #d7b0ef · #a87dc2 · #8b63a2 · #654279 · #412252

Analogous

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.

#abb1ed · #a997da · #a87dc2 · #a0699e · #94577b · #84475b

Shifted

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.

#d0a2ac · #a87dc2 · #86639b · #883950 · #4c2d5d · #3a1520

Contrast

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.

#a9d388 · #a87dc2 · #776b7f · #5d486a · #3e2c49 · #201427

Quiet Support

The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.

#eef4ea · #a87dc2 · #7b7380 · #454942 · #211926 · #000100

Bright Accent

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.

#eef4e9 · #c4ccbf · #979f91 · #1c2615 · #010500 · #a87dc2

Complementary

The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.

#f4eec8 · #a4ed9e · #a87dc2 · #9f649e · #37493c · #08072b

Split-complementary

The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.

#eaf7e0 · #a87dc2 · #817836 · #005538 · #221d00 · #000602

Triadic

Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.

#ffefdc · #a87dc2 · #976e37 · #005351 · #002322 · #140700

Tetradic

Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.

#ffeee7 · #a87dc2 · #a2654c · #2f5301 · #00212b · #010700

Tints, shades & muted variants

Tints

#B690CD · #C4A2D8 · #D2B5E4 · #E0C9EF · #EEDCFA

Shades

#8B65A2 · #704D84 · #553767 · #3C224B · #250E31

Muted

#A382B8 · #9F87AE · #9A8BA3

Using Wisteria

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.

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