#A836CD#A836CD

#A836CD is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.154; OKLCH L 56.5% C 0.229 H 316.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.15:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#A836CD
RGB	rgb(168, 54, 205)
HSL	hsl(285, 60%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(285, 74%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(18%, 73.7%, 0%, 19.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.14, 66.76, -56.11)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.14, 87.21, 319.95°)
OKLab	oklab(56.53% 0.1656 -0.158)
OKLCH	oklch(56.53% 0.229 316.3)
XYZ	xyz(28.4854, 15.3721, 59.2124)
Luminance	0.1537 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#A836CD #5BCD36

analogous

#5C36CD #A836CD #CD36A6

triadic

#A836CD #CDA836 #36CDA8

tetradic

#A836CD #CD5C36 #5BCD36 #36A6CD

square

#A836CD #CD5C36 #5BCD36 #36A6CD

split-complementary

#A836CD #A6CD36 #36CD5C

monochromatic

#591B6D #81279E #A836CD #BD67D9 #D298E5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.15

#A836CD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.07

#A836CD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #A836CD

5.15:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##A836CD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##A836CD	1.00	5.15	4.07	5.15
#FFFFFF	5.15	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.07	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.15	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0067D1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3670CA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#A6567F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6D6D6D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #a836cd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(168, 54, 205);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.5% 0.229 316.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c678dd',
    500: '#a836cd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #a836cd;
$custom-light: #c678dd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#a836cd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 168,
    "g": 54,
    "b": 205
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 285.298,
    "s": 60.159,
    "l": 50.784
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5653,
    "c": 0.2289,
    "h": 316.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.15371
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#A836CD

secondary

#9ED18E

accent

#E3446B

background

#FCF7FD

surface

#F9EEFB

border

#D2C9D4

text

#130A15

muted

#827C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #A836CD

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

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