#A936CD#A936CD
#A936CD is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.155; OKLCH L 56.7% C 0.229 H 316.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.13:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #A936CD |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(169, 54, 205) |
| HSL | hsl(286, 60%, 51%) |
| HSV | hsv(286, 74%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(17.6%, 73.7%, 0%, 19.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(46.29, 66.96, -55.86) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(46.29, 87.20, 320.16°) |
| OKLab | oklab(56.67% 0.1668 -0.1572) |
| OKLCH | oklch(56.67% 0.229 316.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(28.6991, 15.4823, 59.2224) |
| Luminance | 0.1548 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Darkorchid
#9932CC
ΔE00 3.38
Vibrant Purple
#AD03DE
ΔE00 3.92
Barney
#AC1DB8
ΔE00 4.57
Purply
#983FB2
ΔE00 4.58
Bright Violet
#AD0AFD
ΔE00 6.34
Violet (survey)
#9A0EEA
ΔE00 6.45
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#A936CD #5ACD36
analogous
#5D36CD #A936CD #CD36A6
triadic
#A936CD #CDA936 #36CDA9
tetradic
#A936CD #CD5D36 #5ACD36 #36A6CD
square
#A936CD #CD5D36 #5ACD36 #36A6CD
split-complementary
#A936CD #A6CD36 #36CD5D
monochromatic
#5A1B6D #82279E #A936CD #BE67D9 #D398E5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.13
#A936CD on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.10
#A936CD on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #A936CD
5.13:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##A936CD | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##A936CD | 1.00 | 5.13 | 4.10 | 5.13 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.13 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 4.10 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.13 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#0067D1
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#3771CA
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#A7567F
Achromatopsia (no color)
#6E6E6E
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #a936cd; /* rgb */ color: rgb(169, 54, 205); /* oklch */ color: oklch(56.7% 0.229 316.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c778dd',
500: '#a936cd',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #a936cd; $custom-light: #c778dd; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#a936cd",
"rgb": {
"r": 169,
"g": 54,
"b": 205
},
"hsl": {
"h": 285.695,
"s": 60.159,
"l": 50.784
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.56665,
"c": 0.22926,
"h": 316.7
},
"luminance": 0.15481
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#A936CD
secondary
#9ED18E
accent
#E3446A
background
#FCF7FD
surface
#F9EEFB
border
#D2C9D4
text
#140A15
muted
#827C83