#A836C4#A836C4
#A836C4 is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.149; OKLCH L 55.9% C 0.221 H 318.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.26:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #A836C4 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(168, 54, 196) |
| HSL | hsl(288, 57%, 49%) |
| HSV | hsv(288, 72%, 77%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(14.3%, 72.4%, 0%, 23.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(45.57, 65.05, -51.82) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(45.57, 83.17, 321.46°) |
| OKLab | oklab(55.94% 0.1666 -0.1454) |
| OKLCH | oklch(55.94% 0.221 318.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(27.4301, 14.9500, 53.6546) |
| Luminance | 0.1495 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Barney
#AC1DB8
ΔE00 3.50
Purply
#983FB2
ΔE00 3.52
Darkorchid
#9932CC
ΔE00 3.64
Vibrant Purple
#AD03DE
ΔE00 4.63
Medium Purple
#9E43A2
ΔE00 5.97
Ugly Purple
#A442A0
ΔE00 6.57
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#A836C4 #52C436
analogous
#6136C4 #A836C4 #C43699
triadic
#A836C4 #C4A836 #36C4A8
tetradic
#A836C4 #C46136 #52C436 #3699C4
square
#A836C4 #C46136 #52C436 #3699C4
split-complementary
#A836C4 #99C436 #36C461
monochromatic
#561C64 #7F2994 #A836C4 #BE63D4 #D293E1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.26
#A836C4 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.99
#A836C4 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #A836C4
5.26:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##A836C4 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##A836C4 | 1.00 | 5.26 | 3.99 | 5.26 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.26 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.26 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#0064C8
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#3F70C1
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#A8527A
Achromatopsia (no color)
#6C6C6C
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #a836c4; /* rgb */ color: rgb(168, 54, 196); /* oklch */ color: oklch(55.9% 0.221 318.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c678d6',
500: '#a836c4',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #a836c4; $custom-light: #c678d6; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#a836c4",
"rgb": {
"r": 168,
"g": 54,
"b": 196
},
"hsl": {
"h": 288.169,
"s": 56.8,
"l": 49.02
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.55939,
"c": 0.22111,
"h": 318.9
},
"luminance": 0.14949
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#A836C4
secondary
#97CC89
accent
#E04866
background
#FCF7FD
surface
#F9EEFA
border
#D2C9D3
text
#130A14
muted
#827C83