#A836CF#A836CF

#A836CF is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.155; OKLCH L 56.7% C 0.231 H 315.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.13:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#A836CF
RGB	rgb(168, 54, 207)
HSL	hsl(285, 61%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(285, 74%, 81%)
CMYK	cmyk(18.8%, 73.9%, 0%, 18.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.27, 67.15, -57.05)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.27, 88.11, 319.65°)
OKLab	oklab(56.66% 0.1654 -0.1608)
OKLCH	oklch(56.66% 0.231 315.8)
XYZ	xyz(28.7283, 15.4693, 60.4920)
Luminance	0.1547 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#A836CF #5DCF36

analogous

#5B36CF #A836CF #CF36A9

triadic

#A836CF #CFA836 #36CFA8

tetradic

#A836CF #CF5B36 #5DCF36 #36A9CF

square

#A836CF #CF5B36 #5DCF36 #36A9CF

split-complementary

#A836CF #A9CF36 #36CF5B

monochromatic

#5A1B70 #8227A1 #A836CF #BD67DB #D399E7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.13

#A836CF on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.09

#A836CF on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #A836CF

5.13:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##A836CF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##A836CF	1.00	5.13	4.09	5.13
#FFFFFF	5.13	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.09	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.13	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0067D3

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3371CC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#A55780

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6E6E6E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #a836cf;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(168, 54, 207);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.7% 0.231 315.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c678de',
    500: '#a836cf',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #a836cf;
$custom-light: #c678de;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#a836cf",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 168,
    "g": 54,
    "b": 207
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 284.706,
    "s": 61.446,
    "l": 51.176
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56664,
    "c": 0.23063,
    "h": 315.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.15468
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#A836CF

secondary

#A0D28F

accent

#E5436C

background

#FCF7FD

surface

#F9EEFB

border

#D2C9D4

text

#140A15

muted

#827C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #A836CF

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

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