#8236A6#8236A6

#8236A6 is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.101; OKLCH L 48.8% C 0.179 H 312.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.94:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8236A6
RGB	rgb(130, 54, 166)
HSL	hsl(281, 51%, 43%)
HSV	hsv(281, 67%, 65%)
CMYK	cmyk(21.7%, 67.5%, 0%, 34.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.09, 50.80, -46.45)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.09, 68.83, 317.56°)
OKLab	oklab(48.85% 0.1216 -0.1309)
OKLCH	oklch(48.85% 0.179 312.9)
XYZ	xyz(17.4068, 10.1378, 37.1088)
Luminance	0.1014 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8236A6 #5AA636

analogous

#4A36A6 #8236A6 #A63692

triadic

#8236A6 #A68236 #36A682

tetradic

#8236A6 #A64A36 #5AA636 #3692A6

square

#8236A6 #A64A36 #5AA636 #3692A6

split-complementary

#8236A6 #92A636 #36A64A

monochromatic

#3A184A #5E2778 #8236A6 #A152C7 #BA81D6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.94

#8236A6 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.03

#8236A6 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8236A6

6.94:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8236A6	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8236A6	1.00	6.94	3.03	6.94
#FFFFFF	6.94	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.03	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.94	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0056A9

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2E5BA3

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#7E4C69

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5A5A5A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8236a6;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(130, 54, 166);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.8% 0.179 312.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#aa73c1',
    500: '#8236a6',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8236a6;
$custom-light: #aa73c1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8236a6",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 130,
    "g": 54,
    "b": 166
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 280.714,
    "s": 50.909,
    "l": 43.137
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48846,
    "c": 0.17865,
    "h": 312.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.10137
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8236A6

secondary

#8FBF79

accent

#DA4D7B

background

#FAF7FB

surface

#F4EDF7

border

#CEC8D0

text

#100812

muted

#7F7B81

Preview Lab

Preview with #8236A6

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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