#A836CE#A836CE

#A836CE is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.154; OKLCH L 56.6% C 0.230 H 316.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.14:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#A836CE
RGB	rgb(168, 54, 206)
HSL	hsl(285, 61%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(285, 74%, 81%)
CMYK	cmyk(18.4%, 73.8%, 0%, 19.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.20, 66.95, -56.58)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.20, 87.66, 319.80°)
OKLab	oklab(56.6% 0.1655 -0.1594)
OKLCH	oklch(56.6% 0.23 316.1)
XYZ	xyz(28.6065, 15.4205, 59.8501)
Luminance	0.1542 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#A836CE #5CCE36

analogous

#5C36CE #A836CE #CE36A8

triadic

#A836CE #CEA836 #36CEA8

tetradic

#A836CE #CE5C36 #5CCE36 #36A8CE

square

#A836CE #CE5C36 #5CCE36 #36A8CE

split-complementary

#A836CE #A8CE36 #36CE5C

monochromatic

#5A1B6F #8227A0 #A836CE #BD67DA #D398E6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.14

#A836CE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.08

#A836CE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #A836CE

5.14:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##A836CE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##A836CE	1.00	5.14	4.08	5.14
#FFFFFF	5.14	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.08	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.14	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0067D2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3471CB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#A55780

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6D6D6D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #a836ce;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(168, 54, 206);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.6% 0.230 316.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c678de',
    500: '#a836ce',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #a836ce;
$custom-light: #c678de;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#a836ce",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 168,
    "g": 54,
    "b": 206
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 285,
    "s": 60.8,
    "l": 50.98
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56597,
    "c": 0.22977,
    "h": 316.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.15419
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#A836CE

secondary

#9FD28E

accent

#E4446C

background

#FCF7FD

surface

#F9EEFB

border

#D2C9D4

text

#140A15

muted

#827C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #A836CE

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

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