#A36BDA#A36BDA
#A36BDA is a light, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.234; OKLCH L 63.4% C 0.168 H 305.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.67:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #A36BDA |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(163, 107, 218) |
| HSL | hsl(270, 60%, 64%) |
| HSV | hsv(270, 51%, 85%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(25.2%, 50.9%, 0%, 14.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(55.45, 43.52, -48.68) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(55.45, 65.29, 311.80°) |
| OKLab | oklab(63.4% 0.0972 -0.1367) |
| OKLCH | oklch(63.4% 0.168 305.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(33.0142, 23.3641, 69.0866) |
| Luminance | 0.2336 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Mediumpurple
#9370DB
ΔE00 3.71
Light Urple
#B36FF6
ΔE00 4.73
Lighter Purple
#A55AF4
ΔE00 5.38
Deep Lilac
#966EBD
ΔE00 5.41
Amethyst
#9B5FC0
ΔE00 5.48
Lightish Purple
#A552E6
ΔE00 6.06
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#A36BDA #A2DA6B
analogous
#6B6BDA #A36BDA #DA6BD9
triadic
#A36BDA #DAA36B #6BDAA3
tetradic
#A36BDA #DA6B6B #A2DA6B #6BD9DA
square
#A36BDA #DA6B6B #A2DA6B #6BD9DA
split-complementary
#A36BDA #D9DA6B #6BDA6B
monochromatic
#6629A2 #853ACE #A36BDA #C19CE6 #E0CDF2
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.70
#A36BDA on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.67
#A36BDA on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #A36BDA
5.67:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##A36BDA | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##A36BDA | 1.00 | 3.70 | 5.67 | 5.67 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.70 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.67 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.67 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#4983DE
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#5A85D7
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#9A7F99
Achromatopsia (no color)
#858585
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #a36bda; /* rgb */ color: rgb(163, 107, 218); /* oklch */ color: oklch(63.4% 0.168 305.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c197e6',
500: '#a36bda',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #a36bda; $custom-light: #c197e6; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#a36bda",
"rgb": {
"r": 163,
"g": 107,
"b": 218
},
"hsl": {
"h": 270.27,
"s": 60,
"l": 63.725
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.634,
"c": 0.16772,
"h": 305.4
},
"luminance": 0.23364
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#A36BDA
secondary
#D0E4BD
accent
#C81E72
background
#FCF9FE
surface
#F8F2FC
border
#D1CCD5
text
#130D16
muted
#827E84