#A36CD7#A36CD7
#A36CD7 is a light, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.234; OKLCH L 63.4% C 0.163 H 306.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.68:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #A36CD7 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(163, 108, 215) |
| HSL | hsl(271, 57%, 63%) |
| HSV | hsv(271, 50%, 84%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(24.2%, 49.8%, 0%, 15.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(55.50, 42.27, -46.90) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(55.50, 63.13, 312.03°) |
| OKLab | oklab(63.39% 0.0956 -0.1315) |
| OKLCH | oklch(63.39% 0.163 306) |
| XYZ | xyz(32.7300, 23.4182, 67.0727) |
| Luminance | 0.2342 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Mediumpurple
#9370DB
ΔE00 3.84
Deep Lilac
#966EBD
ΔE00 4.92
Light Urple
#B36FF6
ΔE00 5.06
Amethyst
#9B5FC0
ΔE00 5.30
Lighter Purple
#A55AF4
ΔE00 5.94
Lightish Purple
#A552E6
ΔE00 6.49
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#A36CD7 #A0D76C
analogous
#6D6CD7 #A36CD7 #D76CD5
triadic
#A36CD7 #D7A36C #6CD7A3
tetradic
#A36CD7 #D76D6C #A0D76C #6CD5D7
square
#A36CD7 #D76D6C #A0D76C #6CD5D7
split-complementary
#A36CD7 #D5D76C #6CD76D
monochromatic
#662B9E #853CCA #A36CD7 #C19CE4 #DFCCF1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.69
#A36CD7 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.68
#A36CD7 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #A36CD7
5.68:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##A36CD7 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##A36CD7 | 1.00 | 3.69 | 5.68 | 5.68 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.69 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.68 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.68 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#4D83DB
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#5D85D4
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#9B7F98
Achromatopsia (no color)
#858585
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #a36cd7; /* rgb */ color: rgb(163, 108, 215); /* oklch */ color: oklch(63.4% 0.163 306.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c197e4',
500: '#a36cd7',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #a36cd7; $custom-light: #c197e4; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#a36cd7",
"rgb": {
"r": 163,
"g": 108,
"b": 215
},
"hsl": {
"h": 270.841,
"s": 57.219,
"l": 63.333
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.63389,
"c": 0.16255,
"h": 306
},
"luminance": 0.23418
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#A36CD7
secondary
#CFE2BC
accent
#C52170
background
#FCF9FE
surface
#F8F2FC
border
#D1CCD5
text
#130E15
muted
#827E84