#A836D4#A836D4

#A836D4 is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.157; OKLCH L 57.0% C 0.235 H 314.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.07:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#A836D4
RGB	rgb(168, 54, 212)
HSL	hsl(283, 65%, 52%)
HSV	hsv(283, 75%, 83%)
CMYK	cmyk(20.8%, 74.5%, 0%, 16.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.60, 68.12, -59.39)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.60, 90.37, 318.91°)
OKLab	oklab(57% 0.1647 -0.1676)
OKLCH	oklch(57% 0.235 314.5)
XYZ	xyz(29.3493, 15.7177, 63.7624)
Luminance	0.1572 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#A836D4 #62D436

analogous

#5936D4 #A836D4 #D436B1

triadic

#A836D4 #D4A836 #36D4A8

tetradic

#A836D4 #D45936 #62D436 #36B1D4

square

#A836D4 #D45936 #62D436 #36B1D4

split-complementary

#A836D4 #B1D436 #36D459

monochromatic

#5C1976 #8424A9 #A836D4 #BE68DF #D49BEA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.07

#A836D4 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.14

#A836D4 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #A836D4

5.07:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##A836D4	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##A836D4	1.00	5.07	4.14	5.07
#FFFFFF	5.07	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.14	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.07	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0068D8

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2C71D1

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#A45983

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6E6E6E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #a836d4;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(168, 54, 212);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(57.0% 0.235 314.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c679e2',
    500: '#a836d4',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #a836d4;
$custom-light: #c679e2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#a836d4",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 168,
    "g": 54,
    "b": 212
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 283.291,
    "s": 64.754,
    "l": 52.157
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.57004,
    "c": 0.23499,
    "h": 314.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.15717
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#A836D4

secondary

#A4D590

accent

#E8406F

background

#FCF7FD

surface

#F9EEFB

border

#D2C9D4

text

#140A15

muted

#827C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #A836D4

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