#A436CD#A436CD

#A436CD is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.149; OKLCH L 56.0% C 0.227 H 315.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.27:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#A436CD
RGB	rgb(164, 54, 205)
HSL	hsl(284, 60%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(284, 74%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(20%, 73.7%, 0%, 19.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.55, 65.98, -57.09)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.55, 87.25, 319.13°)
OKLab	oklab(55.99% 0.1607 -0.161)
OKLCH	oklch(55.99% 0.227 315)
XYZ	xyz(27.6466, 14.9396, 59.1731)
Luminance	0.1494 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#A436CD #5FCD36

analogous

#5936CD #A436CD #CD36AA

triadic

#A436CD #CDA436 #36CDA4

tetradic

#A436CD #CD5936 #5FCD36 #36AACD

square

#A436CD #CD5936 #5FCD36 #36AACD

split-complementary

#A436CD #AACD36 #36CD59

monochromatic

#571B6D #7E279E #A436CD #BA67D9 #D098E5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.27

#A436CD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.99

#A436CD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #A436CD

5.27:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##A436CD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##A436CD	1.00	5.27	3.99	5.27
#FFFFFF	5.27	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.99	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.27	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0066D1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2F6FCA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#A1577F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6C6C6C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #a436cd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(164, 54, 205);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.0% 0.227 315.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c378dd',
    500: '#a436cd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #a436cd;
$custom-light: #c378dd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#a436cd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 164,
    "g": 54,
    "b": 205
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 283.709,
    "s": 60.159,
    "l": 50.784
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55994,
    "c": 0.22749,
    "h": 315
  },
  "luminance": 0.14939
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#A436CD

secondary

#A0D18E

accent

#E34470

background

#FCF7FD

surface

#F8EEFB

border

#D1C9D4

text

#130A15

muted

#827C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #A436CD

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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