#A036CD#A036CD

#A036CD is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.145; OKLCH L 55.5% C 0.226 H 313.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.38:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#A036CD
RGB	rgb(160, 54, 205)
HSL	hsl(282, 60%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(282, 74%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(22%, 73.7%, 0%, 19.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.97, 65.20, -58.06)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.97, 87.30, 318.32°)
OKLab	oklab(55.46% 0.1557 -0.164)
OKLCH	oklch(55.46% 0.226 313.5)
XYZ	xyz(26.8339, 14.5206, 59.1350)
Luminance	0.1452 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#A036CD #63CD36

analogous

#5436CD #A036CD #CD36AE

triadic

#A036CD #CDA036 #36CDA0

tetradic

#A036CD #CD5436 #63CD36 #36AECD

square

#A036CD #CD5436 #63CD36 #36AECD

split-complementary

#A036CD #AECD36 #36CD54

monochromatic

#551B6D #7B279E #A036CD #B767D9 #CE98E5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.38

#A036CD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.90

#A036CD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #A036CD

5.38:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##A036CD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##A036CD	1.00	5.38	3.90	5.38
#FFFFFF	5.38	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.90	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.38	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0065D1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#296DCA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#9B587F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6A6A6A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #a036cd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(160, 54, 205);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.5% 0.226 313.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c177dd',
    500: '#a036cd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #a036cd;
$custom-light: #c177dd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#a036cd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 160,
    "g": 54,
    "b": 205
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 282.119,
    "s": 60.159,
    "l": 50.784
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55464,
    "c": 0.22614,
    "h": 313.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.1452
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#A036CD

secondary

#A2D18E

accent

#E34474

background

#FCF7FD

surface

#F8EEFB

border

#D1C9D4

text

#130A15

muted

#827C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #A036CD

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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