#A36DBE#A36DBE
#A36DBE is a light, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.224; OKLCH L 62.2% C 0.131 H 313.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.49:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #A36DBE |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(163, 109, 190) |
| HSL | hsl(280, 38%, 59%) |
| HSV | hsv(280, 43%, 75%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(14.2%, 42.6%, 0%, 25.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(54.49, 36.07, -34.25) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(54.49, 49.74, 316.48°) |
| OKLab | oklab(62.24% 0.0906 -0.0948) |
| OKLCH | oklch(62.24% 0.131 313.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(29.8656, 22.4422, 51.4637) |
| Luminance | 0.2244 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Soft Purple
#A66FB5
ΔE00 2.56
Deep Lilac
#966EBD
ΔE00 2.99
Amethyst
#9B5FC0
ΔE00 4.71
Wisteria
#A87DC2
ΔE00 4.84
Dark Lilac
#9C6DA5
ΔE00 5.44
Deep Lavender
#8D5EB7
ΔE00 6.66
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#A36DBE #88BE6D
analogous
#7A6DBE #A36DBE #BE6DB0
triadic
#A36DBE #BEA36D #6DBEA3
tetradic
#A36DBE #BE7A6D #88BE6D #6DB0BE
square
#A36DBE #BE7A6D #88BE6D #6DB0BE
split-complementary
#A36DBE #B0BE6D #6DBE7A
monochromatic
#64367A #8649A5 #A36DBE #BE97D1 #D8C2E4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.83
#A36DBE on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.49
#A36DBE on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #A36DBE
5.49:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##A36DBE | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##A36DBE | 1.00 | 3.83 | 5.49 | 5.49 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.83 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.49 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.49 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#5E7FC1
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#6C84BC
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#A1798C
Achromatopsia (no color)
#828282
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #a36dbe; /* rgb */ color: rgb(163, 109, 190); /* oklch */ color: oklch(62.2% 0.131 313.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c098d2',
500: '#a36dbe',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #a36dbe; $custom-light: #c098d2; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#a36dbe",
"rgb": {
"r": 163,
"g": 109,
"b": 190
},
"hsl": {
"h": 280,
"s": 38.389,
"l": 58.627
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.62237,
"c": 0.13115,
"h": 313.7
},
"luminance": 0.22442
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#A36DBE
secondary
#BED3B3
accent
#CE5980
background
#FBF9FC
surface
#F7F2F9
border
#D0CCD2
text
#120E14
muted
#817E82