#A736CD#A736CD
#A736CD is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.153; OKLCH L 56.4% C 0.229 H 316.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.18:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #A736CD |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(167, 54, 205) |
| HSL | hsl(285, 60%, 51%) |
| HSV | hsv(285, 74%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(18.5%, 73.7%, 0%, 19.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(45.99, 66.56, -56.36) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(45.99, 87.22, 319.75°) |
| OKLab | oklab(56.4% 0.1644 -0.1587) |
| OKLCH | oklch(56.4% 0.229 316) |
| XYZ | xyz(28.2732, 15.2627, 59.2025) |
| Luminance | 0.1526 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Darkorchid
#9932CC
ΔE00 2.99
Vibrant Purple
#AD03DE
ΔE00 3.78
Purply
#983FB2
ΔE00 4.45
Barney
#AC1DB8
ΔE00 4.58
Violet (survey)
#9A0EEA
ΔE00 6.17
Bright Violet
#AD0AFD
ΔE00 6.26
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#A736CD #5CCD36
analogous
#5C36CD #A736CD #CD36A7
triadic
#A736CD #CDA736 #36CDA7
tetradic
#A736CD #CD5C36 #5CCD36 #36A7CD
square
#A736CD #CD5C36 #5CCD36 #36A7CD
split-complementary
#A736CD #A7CD36 #36CD5C
monochromatic
#591B6D #80279E #A736CD #BC67D9 #D298E5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.18
#A736CD on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.05
#A736CD on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #A736CD
5.18:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##A736CD | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##A736CD | 1.00 | 5.18 | 4.05 | 5.18 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.18 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 4.05 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.18 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#0066D1
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#3470CA
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#A4567F
Achromatopsia (no color)
#6D6D6D
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #a736cd; /* rgb */ color: rgb(167, 54, 205); /* oklch */ color: oklch(56.4% 0.229 316.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c578dd',
500: '#a736cd',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #a736cd; $custom-light: #c578dd; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#a736cd",
"rgb": {
"r": 167,
"g": 54,
"b": 205
},
"hsl": {
"h": 284.901,
"s": 60.159,
"l": 50.784
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.56395,
"c": 0.22854,
"h": 316
},
"luminance": 0.15262
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#A736CD
secondary
#9FD18E
accent
#E3446C
background
#FCF7FD
surface
#F9EEFB
border
#D2C9D4
text
#130A15
muted
#827C83