#A36CDD#A36CDD
#A36CDD is a light, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.237; OKLCH L 63.7% C 0.170 H 304.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.75:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #A36CDD |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(163, 108, 221) |
| HSL | hsl(269, 62%, 65%) |
| HSV | hsv(269, 51%, 87%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(26.2%, 51.1%, 0%, 13.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(55.82, 43.68, -49.78) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(55.82, 66.22, 311.27°) |
| OKLab | oklab(63.73% 0.0962 -0.1399) |
| OKLCH | oklch(63.73% 0.17 304.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(33.5152, 23.7323, 71.2077) |
| Luminance | 0.2373 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Mediumpurple
#9370DB
ΔE00 3.48
Light Urple
#B36FF6
ΔE00 4.31
Lighter Purple
#A55AF4
ΔE00 5.25
Deep Lilac
#966EBD
ΔE00 5.79
Amethyst
#9B5FC0
ΔE00 6.02
Lightish Purple
#A552E6
ΔE00 6.20
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#A36CDD #A6DD6C
analogous
#6C6DDD #A36CDD #DC6CDD
triadic
#A36CDD #DDA36C #6CDDA3
tetradic
#A36CDD #DD6C6D #A6DD6C #6CDDDC
square
#A36CDD #DD6C6D #A6DD6C #6CDDDC
split-complementary
#A36CDD #DDDC6C #6DDD6C
monochromatic
#6627A8 #843AD2 #A36CDD #C29EE8 #E1CFF4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.65
#A36CDD on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.75
#A36CDD on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #A36CDD
5.75:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##A36CDD | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##A36CDD | 1.00 | 3.65 | 5.75 | 5.75 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.65 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.75 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.75 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#4884E1
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#5986DA
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#99809A
Achromatopsia (no color)
#868686
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #a36cdd; /* rgb */ color: rgb(163, 108, 221); /* oklch */ color: oklch(63.7% 0.170 304.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c198e8',
500: '#a36cdd',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #a36cdd; $custom-light: #c198e8; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#a36cdd",
"rgb": {
"r": 163,
"g": 108,
"b": 221
},
"hsl": {
"h": 269.204,
"s": 62.431,
"l": 64.51
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.63729,
"c": 0.16974,
"h": 304.5
},
"luminance": 0.23732
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#A36CDD
secondary
#D3E6BF
accent
#CA1B75
background
#FCF9FE
surface
#F8F2FD
border
#D1CCD5
text
#130E16
muted
#827E84