#A836BF#A836BF

#A836BF is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.147; OKLCH L 55.6% C 0.217 H 320.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.32:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#A836BF
RGB	rgb(168, 54, 191)
HSL	hsl(290, 56%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(290, 72%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(12%, 71.7%, 0%, 25.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.26, 64.12, -49.41)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.26, 80.95, 322.38°)
OKLab	oklab(55.62% 0.1669 -0.1384)
OKLCH	oklch(55.62% 0.217 320.3)
XYZ	xyz(26.8704, 14.7261, 50.7072)
Luminance	0.1472 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#A836BF #4DBF36

analogous

#6336BF #A836BF #BF3691

triadic

#A836BF #BFA836 #36BFA8

tetradic

#A836BF #BF6336 #4DBF36 #3691BF

square

#A836BF #BF6336 #4DBF36 #3691BF

split-complementary

#A836BF #91BF36 #36BF63

monochromatic

#541B60 #7E298F #A836BF #BF60D2 #D290E0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.32

#A836BF on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.94

#A836BF on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #A836BF

5.32:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##A836BF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##A836BF	1.00	5.32	3.94	5.32
#FFFFFF	5.32	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.94	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.32	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0063C3

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#436FBC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#A95077

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6B6B6B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #a836bf;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(168, 54, 191);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.6% 0.217 320.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c678d3',
    500: '#a836bf',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #a836bf;
$custom-light: #c678d3;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#a836bf",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 168,
    "g": 54,
    "b": 191
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 289.927,
    "s": 55.918,
    "l": 48.039
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5562,
    "c": 0.21682,
    "h": 320.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.14725
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#A836BF

secondary

#92CA87

accent

#DF4962

background

#FCF7FD

surface

#F9EEFA

border

#D2C9D3

text

#130A14

muted

#827C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #A836BF

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

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