#A436C2#A436C2
#A436C2 is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.144; OKLCH L 55.3% C 0.218 H 318.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.41:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #A436C2 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(164, 54, 194) |
| HSL | hsl(287, 56%, 49%) |
| HSV | hsv(287, 72%, 76%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(15.5%, 72.2%, 0%, 23.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(44.84, 63.85, -51.86) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(44.84, 82.26, 320.92°) |
| OKLab | oklab(55.26% 0.1619 -0.1457) |
| OKLCH | oklch(55.26% 0.218 318) |
| XYZ | xyz(26.3652, 14.4271, 52.4244) |
| Luminance | 0.1443 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Purply
#983FB2
ΔE00 2.97
Darkorchid
#9932CC
ΔE00 3.10
Barney
#AC1DB8
ΔE00 3.37
Vibrant Purple
#AD03DE
ΔE00 4.64
Medium Purple
#9E43A2
ΔE00 5.83
Ugly Purple
#A442A0
ΔE00 6.57
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#A436C2 #54C236
analogous
#5E36C2 #A436C2 #C2369A
triadic
#A436C2 #C2A436 #36C2A4
tetradic
#A436C2 #C25E36 #54C236 #369AC2
square
#A436C2 #C25E36 #54C236 #369AC2
split-complementary
#A436C2 #9AC236 #36C25E
monochromatic
#531B62 #7C2992 #A436C2 #BB62D3 #D092E1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.41
#A436C2 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.89
#A436C2 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #A436C2
5.41:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##A436C2 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##A436C2 | 1.00 | 5.41 | 3.89 | 5.41 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.41 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.89 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.41 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#0063C6
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#3C6DBF
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#A35279
Achromatopsia (no color)
#6A6A6A
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #a436c2; /* rgb */ color: rgb(164, 54, 194); /* oklch */ color: oklch(55.3% 0.218 318.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c377d5',
500: '#a436c2',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #a436c2; $custom-light: #c377d5; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#a436c2",
"rgb": {
"r": 164,
"g": 54,
"b": 194
},
"hsl": {
"h": 287.143,
"s": 56.452,
"l": 48.627
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.55261,
"c": 0.21781,
"h": 318
},
"luminance": 0.14426
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#A436C2
secondary
#97CC88
accent
#E04869
background
#FCF7FD
surface
#F8EEFA
border
#D1C9D3
text
#130914
muted
#827B83