#A36CBB#A36CBB
#A36CBB is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.221; OKLCH L 61.9% C 0.129 H 315.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.42:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #A36CBB |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(163, 108, 187) |
| HSL | hsl(282, 37%, 58%) |
| HSV | hsv(282, 42%, 73%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(12.8%, 42.2%, 0%, 26.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(54.13, 35.98, -33.09) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(54.13, 48.89, 317.40°) |
| OKLab | oklab(61.92% 0.0915 -0.0915) |
| OKLCH | oklch(61.92% 0.129 315) |
| XYZ | xyz(29.4351, 22.1002, 49.7193) |
| Luminance | 0.2210 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Soft Purple
#A66FB5
ΔE00 2.13
Deep Lilac
#966EBD
ΔE00 3.28
Amethyst
#9B5FC0
ΔE00 4.73
Dark Lilac
#9C6DA5
ΔE00 4.91
Wisteria
#A87DC2
ΔE00 5.08
Deep Lavender
#8D5EB7
ΔE00 6.60
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#A36CBB #84BB6C
analogous
#7B6CBB #A36CBB #BB6CAB
triadic
#A36CBB #BBA36C #6CBBA3
tetradic
#A36CBB #BB7B6C #84BB6C #6CABBB
square
#A36CBB #BB7B6C #84BB6C #6CABBB
split-complementary
#A36CBB #ABBB6C #6CBB7B
monochromatic
#633776 #864AA0 #A36CBB #BD96CE #D7C0E2
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.87
#A36CBB on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.42
#A36CBB on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #A36CBB
5.42:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##A36CBB | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##A36CBB | 1.00 | 3.87 | 5.42 | 5.42 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.87 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.42 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.42 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#5E7EBE
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#6C83B9
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#A2778B
Achromatopsia (no color)
#818181
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #a36cbb; /* rgb */ color: rgb(163, 108, 187); /* oklch */ color: oklch(61.9% 0.129 315.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#bf97cf',
500: '#a36cbb',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #a36cbb; $custom-light: #bf97cf; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#a36cbb",
"rgb": {
"r": 163,
"g": 108,
"b": 187
},
"hsl": {
"h": 281.772,
"s": 36.744,
"l": 57.843
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.61922,
"c": 0.1294,
"h": 315
},
"luminance": 0.221
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#A36CBB
secondary
#BBD1B2
accent
#CD5B7E
background
#FBF9FC
surface
#F7F2F9
border
#D0CCD2
text
#120D14
muted
#817E82