#A36ABA#A36ABA
#A36ABA is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.216; OKLCH L 61.5% C 0.132 H 315.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.33:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #A36ABA |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(163, 106, 186) |
| HSL | hsl(283, 37%, 57%) |
| HSV | hsv(283, 43%, 73%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(12.4%, 43%, 0%, 27.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(53.64, 36.88, -33.28) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(53.64, 49.68, 317.94°) |
| OKLab | oklab(61.54% 0.0943 -0.092) |
| OKLCH | oklch(61.54% 0.132 315.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(29.1199, 21.6405, 49.0879) |
| Luminance | 0.2164 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Soft Purple
#A66FB5
ΔE00 2.36
Deep Lilac
#966EBD
ΔE00 3.50
Amethyst
#9B5FC0
ΔE00 4.33
Dark Lilac
#9C6DA5
ΔE00 4.92
Wisteria
#A87DC2
ΔE00 5.66
Deep Lavender
#8D5EB7
ΔE00 6.26
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#A36ABA #81BA6A
analogous
#7B6ABA #A36ABA #BA6AA9
triadic
#A36ABA #BAA36A #6ABAA3
tetradic
#A36ABA #BA7B6A #81BA6A #6AA9BA
square
#A36ABA #BA7B6A #81BA6A #6AA9BA
split-complementary
#A36ABA #A9BA6A #6ABA7B
monochromatic
#623674 #85499E #A36ABA #BD94CD #D7BEE1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.94
#A36ABA on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.33
#A36ABA on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #A36ABA
5.33:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##A36ABA | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##A36ABA | 1.00 | 3.94 | 5.33 | 5.33 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.94 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.33 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.33 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#5C7DBD
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#6B82B8
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#A27589
Achromatopsia (no color)
#808080
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #a36aba; /* rgb */ color: rgb(163, 106, 186); /* oklch */ color: oklch(61.5% 0.132 315.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c096cf',
500: '#a36aba',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #a36aba; $custom-light: #c096cf; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#a36aba",
"rgb": {
"r": 163,
"g": 106,
"b": 186
},
"hsl": {
"h": 282.75,
"s": 36.697,
"l": 57.255
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.6154,
"c": 0.13174,
"h": 315.7
},
"luminance": 0.2164
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#A36ABA
secondary
#B9D0B0
accent
#CD5B7C
background
#FBF9FC
surface
#F7F2F9
border
#D0CCD2
text
#120D14
muted
#817E82