#A36DCD#A36DCD
#A36DCD is a light, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.231; OKLCH L 63.0% C 0.149 H 308.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.63:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #A36DCD |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(163, 109, 205) |
| HSL | hsl(274, 49%, 62%) |
| HSV | hsv(274, 47%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(20.5%, 46.8%, 0%, 19.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(55.21, 39.41, -41.69) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(55.21, 57.37, 313.39°) |
| OKLab | oklab(63.01% 0.093 -0.1163) |
| OKLCH | oklch(63.01% 0.149 308.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(31.5902, 23.1320, 60.5465) |
| Luminance | 0.2313 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Deep Lilac
#966EBD
ΔE00 3.55
Amethyst
#9B5FC0
ΔE00 4.61
Mediumpurple
#9370DB
ΔE00 4.93
Soft Purple
#A66FB5
ΔE00 5.45
Wisteria
#A87DC2
ΔE00 5.97
Light Urple
#B36FF6
ΔE00 6.53
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#A36DCD #97CD6D
analogous
#736DCD #A36DCD #CD6DC7
triadic
#A36DCD #CDA36D #6DCDA3
tetradic
#A36DCD #CD736D #97CD6D #6DC7CD
square
#A36DCD #CD736D #97CD6D #6DC7CD
split-complementary
#A36DCD #C7CD6D #6DCD73
monochromatic
#66318F #8640BC #A36DCD #C09BDD #DCC8EC
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.73
#A36DCD on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.63
#A36DCD on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #A36DCD
5.63:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##A36DCD | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##A36DCD | 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)
#5582D0
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#6485CA
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#9D7D93
Achromatopsia (no color)
#848484
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #a36dcd; /* rgb */ color: rgb(163, 109, 205); /* oklch */ color: oklch(63.0% 0.149 308.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c098dc',
500: '#a36dcd',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #a36dcd; $custom-light: #c098dc; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#a36dcd",
"rgb": {
"r": 163,
"g": 109,
"b": 205
},
"hsl": {
"h": 273.75,
"s": 48.98,
"l": 61.569
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.63006,
"c": 0.14896,
"h": 308.7
},
"luminance": 0.23132
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#A36DCD
secondary
#C9DDB9
accent
#BC296A
background
#FCF9FD
surface
#F8F2FB
border
#D1CCD4
text
#120E15
muted
#817E83