#A736C9#A736C9
#A736C9 is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.151; OKLCH L 56.1% C 0.225 H 317.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.23:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #A736C9 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(167, 54, 201) |
| HSL | hsl(286, 58%, 50%) |
| HSV | hsv(286, 73%, 79%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(16.9%, 73.1%, 0%, 21.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(45.73, 65.80, -54.46) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(45.73, 85.41, 320.38°) |
| OKLab | oklab(56.13% 0.1649 -0.1532) |
| OKLCH | oklch(56.13% 0.225 317.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(27.7966, 15.0720, 56.6920) |
| Luminance | 0.1507 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Darkorchid
#9932CC
ΔE00 3.12
Purply
#983FB2
ΔE00 3.97
Barney
#AC1DB8
ΔE00 4.08
Vibrant Purple
#AD03DE
ΔE00 4.09
Violet (survey)
#9A0EEA
ΔE00 6.56
Medium Purple
#9E43A2
ΔE00 6.71
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#A736C9 #58C936
analogous
#5D36C9 #A736C9 #C936A2
triadic
#A736C9 #C9A736 #36C9A7
tetradic
#A736C9 #C95D36 #58C936 #36A2C9
square
#A736C9 #C95D36 #58C936 #36A2C9
split-complementary
#A736C9 #A2C936 #36C95D
monochromatic
#571C69 #7F2999 #A736C9 #BC66D6 #D196E3
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.23
#A736C9 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.01
#A736C9 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #A736C9
5.23:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##A736C9 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##A736C9 | 1.00 | 5.23 | 4.01 | 5.23 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.23 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 4.01 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.23 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#0065CD
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#3970C6
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#A5557D
Achromatopsia (no color)
#6C6C6C
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #a736c9; /* rgb */ color: rgb(167, 54, 201); /* oklch */ color: oklch(56.1% 0.225 317.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c578da',
500: '#a736c9',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #a736c9; $custom-light: #c578da; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#a736c9",
"rgb": {
"r": 167,
"g": 54,
"b": 201
},
"hsl": {
"h": 286.122,
"s": 57.647,
"l": 50
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.56129,
"c": 0.22505,
"h": 317.1
},
"luminance": 0.15071
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#A736C9
secondary
#9CCE8C
accent
#E1476B
background
#FCF7FD
surface
#F9EEFB
border
#D2C9D4
text
#130A15
muted
#827C83