#A36CD2#A36CD2
#A36CD2 is a light, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.232; OKLCH L 63.1% C 0.157 H 307.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.63:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #A36CD2 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(163, 108, 210) |
| HSL | hsl(272, 53%, 62%) |
| HSV | hsv(272, 49%, 82%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(22.4%, 48.6%, 0%, 17.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(55.24, 41.11, -44.48) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(55.24, 60.57, 312.75°) |
| OKLab | oklab(63.11% 0.0951 -0.1244) |
| OKLCH | oklch(63.11% 0.157 307.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(32.0974, 23.1651, 63.7407) |
| Luminance | 0.2316 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Deep Lilac
#966EBD
ΔE00 4.23
Mediumpurple
#9370DB
ΔE00 4.33
Amethyst
#9B5FC0
ΔE00 4.78
Light Urple
#B36FF6
ΔE00 5.77
Mediumorchid
#BA55D3
ΔE00 6.40
Soft Purple
#A66FB5
ΔE00 6.41
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#A36CD2 #9BD26C
analogous
#706CD2 #A36CD2 #D26CCE
triadic
#A36CD2 #D2A36C #6CD2A3
tetradic
#A36CD2 #D2706C #9BD26C #6CCED2
square
#A36CD2 #D2706C #9BD26C #6CCED2
split-complementary
#A36CD2 #CED26C #6CD270
monochromatic
#662E96 #863DC4 #A36CD2 #C09BE0 #DECAEF
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.73
#A36CD2 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.63
#A36CD2 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #A36CD2
5.63:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##A36CD2 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##A36CD2 | 1.00 | 3.73 | 5.63 | 5.63 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.73 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.63 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.63 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#5182D6
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#6085CF
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#9C7D95
Achromatopsia (no color)
#848484
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #a36cd2; /* rgb */ color: rgb(163, 108, 210); /* oklch */ color: oklch(63.1% 0.157 307.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c097e0',
500: '#a36cd2',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #a36cd2; $custom-light: #c097e0; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#a36cd2",
"rgb": {
"r": 163,
"g": 108,
"b": 210
},
"hsl": {
"h": 272.353,
"s": 53.125,
"l": 62.353
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.63113,
"c": 0.15658,
"h": 307.4
},
"luminance": 0.23165
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#A36CD2
secondary
#CBE0BA
accent
#C1256D
background
#FCF9FD
surface
#F8F2FB
border
#D1CCD4
text
#120E15
muted
#817E83