#a36bc7

Color #a36bc7

A moderately saturated light purple.

Closest named color Medium Purple #9370db · ΔE 10.93 Nearest Tailwind class purple-400 #c27aff · ΔE 9.9

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Conversions

HEX

#a36bc7

RGB

rgb(163, 107, 199)

HSL

hsl(276.5, 45.1%, 60%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(276.5, 46.2%, 78%)

CMYK

cmyk(18.1%, 46.2%, 0%, 22%)

LAB

lab(54.48, 39.17, -39.43)

LCH

lch(54.48, 55.58, 314.81)

OKLCH

oklch(62.4%, 0.1451, 310.89)

HWB

hwb(276.5, 42%, 22%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#8fc76b

Analogous

#756bc7

#a36bc7

#c76bbd

Triadic

#a36bc7

#c7a36b

#6bc7a3

Split-complementary

#a36bc7

#bdc76b

#6bc775

Tetradic

#a36bc7

#c76b8f

#8fc76b

#6bc7a3

Square

#a36bc7

#c7756b

#8fc76b

#6bbdc7

Shades

Color #a36bc7 mixed toward black.

#8c46b9

#703894

#542a6f

#381c4a

#1c0e25

Tints

Color #a36bc7 mixed toward white.

#b284d0

#c29cda

#d1b5e3

#e0ceec

#f0e6f6

Tones

Color #a36bc7 mixed toward gray.

#a173bf

#a07ab8

#9e82b0

#9c8aa8

#9b91a1

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.83:1

Aa Black text on this color

5.49:1

Black text reads better on this background (5.49:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#8e8eb6 · ΔE 14.7

Deuteranopia

#9195b2 · ΔE 17.3

Tritanopia

#a1a7a4 · ΔE 28.2

Achromatopsia

#828282 · ΔE 25.2

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Code

CSS

background-color: #a36bc7;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a36bc7]

Related colors

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Dark Violet #9400d3

Rebecca Purple #663399

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Frequently asked questions

#a36bc7 (#a36bc7) is rgb(163, 107, 199) in RGB.

No, #a36bc7 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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