#A36BE4
Closest named color: Medium Purple (#9370DB). oklch(64% 0.18 303), rgb(163, 107, 228).
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Black text reads best on this color (5.78:1).
About this color
#A36BE4 is a medium-light, vivid purple. In OKLCH its lightness is 64%, its chroma 0.180 and its hue 303°. Its hue sits between the warm and cool halves of the wheel. The nearest named color is Medium Purple (#9370DB), ΔE 0.031 away. Black text reads best on it, at 5.78:1.
| Hue family | Purples |
| Lightness | medium-light (64%) |
| Chroma | vivid (0.180) |
| Temperature | in between |
| Nearest name | Medium Purple (#9370DB) |
| Black text | 5.78:1 |
| White text | 3.63:1 |
Values
| HEX | #A36BE4 |
| RGB | rgb(163, 107, 228) |
| HSL | hsl(268, 69%, 66%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(64% 0.18 303) |
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 #A36BE4 | 3.63:1 | AA large text | Lc -69.1 | Content text, not long reading |
| Black text on #A36BE4 | 5.78:1 | AA | Lc 40.5 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #A36BE4 text on white | 3.63:1 | AA large text | Lc 63.6 | Content text, not long reading |
| #A36BE4 text on black | 5.78:1 | AA | Lc -38.1 | 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
#F7F4FC
oklch(97.2% 0.011 303.1)
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Step 100
100
#EDE6F8
oklch(93.6% 0.025 303.5)
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Step 200
200
#DFD2F4
oklch(88.5% 0.048 302.8)
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Step 300
300
#CCB3F0
oklch(80.9% 0.088 303.2)
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Step 400
400
#B389E8
oklch(70.7% 0.141 303.4)
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Step 500
500 (this color)
#A36BE4
oklch(64% 0.18 303)
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Step 600
600
#8C4CCF
oklch(55.7% 0.195 303)
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Step 700
700
#773CB3
oklch(49.2% 0.181 303)
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Step 800
800
#613291
oklch(42.7% 0.151 303.3)
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Step 900
900
#4F2E74
oklch(37.8% 0.117 303)
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Step 950
950
#2E1B44
oklch(26.9% 0.076 303.1)
#A36BE4 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) | #4085E8 | 0.134 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #5286E1 | 0.122 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #97829D | 0.135 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #868686 | 0.181 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #A36BE4
#A36BE4
oklch(64% 0.18 303)
- #7B9A00
#7B9A00
oklch(63.9% 0.156 122.8)
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 #A36BE4, closest first.
No curated palette has a color within ΔE 0.04 of #A36BE4.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Medium Purple #9370DB ΔE 0.031
- Light Urple #B36FF6 ΔE 0.039
- Lighter Purple #A55AF4 ΔE 0.044
- Amethyst #9B5FC0 ΔE 0.059
- Medium Orchid #BA55D3 ΔE 0.060
- Light Purple #BF77F6 ΔE 0.061
- Easter Purple #C071FE ΔE 0.063
- Deep Lilac #966EBD ΔE 0.064
Use #A36BE4 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.