#A361DA
Closest named color: Medium Purple (#9370DB). oklch(61.9% 0.183 307), rgb(163, 97, 218).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (5.27:1).
About this color
#A361DA is a medium-dark, vivid purple. In OKLCH its lightness is 62%, its chroma 0.183 and its hue 307°. Its hue sits between the warm and cool halves of the wheel. The nearest named color is Medium Purple (#9370DB), ΔE 0.041 away. Black text reads best on it, at 5.27:1.
| Hue family | Purples |
| Lightness | medium-dark (62%) |
| Chroma | vivid (0.183) |
| Temperature | in between |
| Nearest name | Medium Purple (#9370DB) |
| Black text | 5.27:1 |
| White text | 3.97:1 |
Values
| HEX | #A361DA |
| RGB | rgb(163, 97, 218) |
| HSL | hsl(273, 62%, 62%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(61.9% 0.183 307) |
Contrast
WCAG 2 contrast ratios are the conformance target: AA needs 4.5:1 for body text and 3:1 for large text, AAA needs 7:1. APCA Lc values are supplementary guidance from the WCAG 3 drafts.
| Pair | WCAG 2 | Result | APCA | APCA guidance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| White text on #A361DA | 3.97:1 | AA large text | Lc -72.2 | Content text, not long reading |
| Black text on #A361DA | 5.27:1 | AA | Lc 37.3 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #A361DA text on white | 3.97:1 | AA large text | Lc 66.7 | Content text, not long reading |
| #A361DA text on black | 5.27:1 | AA | Lc -34.9 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
Tints and shades
A 50–950 scale built in OKLCH: the hue is held, lightness follows a Tailwind v4-like curve, and every step is kept inside the sRGB gamut. This color sits at step 500.
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Step 50
50
#F7F3FC
oklch(97% 0.013 306)
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Step 100
100
#EEE6F8
oklch(93.6% 0.025 305.8)
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Step 200
200
#E2D1F3
oklch(88.5% 0.049 307.8)
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Step 300
300
#D0B2EE
oklch(81% 0.089 307.2)
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Step 400
400
#B887E6
oklch(70.7% 0.143 306.8)
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Step 500
500 (this color)
#A361DA
oklch(61.9% 0.183 307)
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Step 600
600
#9248CC
oklch(55.6% 0.199 306.8)
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Step 700
700
#7D38B0
oklch(49.2% 0.185 307.2)
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Step 800
800
#652F8F
oklch(42.6% 0.154 306.8)
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Step 900
900
#522C72
oklch(37.7% 0.119 306.6)
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Step 950
950
#301A43
oklch(26.9% 0.077 306.7)
#A361DA with color blindness
Simulated with the Machado et al. (2009) model. ΔE is how far the color moves: below about 0.02 you would not notice a change.
| Vision | Seen as | Shift (ΔE) |
|---|---|---|
| Protanopia (no red cones) | #377DDE | 0.149 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #4F80D7 | 0.133 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #9A7794 | 0.132 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #7F7F7F | 0.185 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #A361DA
#A361DA
oklch(61.9% 0.183 307)
- #6C9600
#6C9600
oklch(61.9% 0.159 126.9)
Analogous
Neighbouring hues, 30° either side.
Split complementary
The two hues beside the complement (150° and 210°).
Triadic
Three hues spaced 120° apart.
Palettes with this color
Curated palettes that contain a color within ΔE 0.04 (OKLab) of #A361DA, closest first.
No curated palette has a color within ΔE 0.04 of #A361DA.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Medium Purple #9370DB ΔE 0.041
- Amethyst #9B5FC0 ΔE 0.041
- Lighter Purple #A55AF4 ΔE 0.043
- Medium Orchid #BA55D3 ΔE 0.046
- Light Urple #B36FF6 ΔE 0.057
- Purpley #8756E4 ΔE 0.060
- Deep Lilac #966EBD ΔE 0.061
- Deep Lavender #8D5EB7 ΔE 0.065
Use #A361DA in your product
Turn it into light and dark UI roles checked for contrast, then export to Tailwind v4, shadcn/ui, CSS or design tokens.