#8236AE#8236AE

#8236AE is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.104; OKLCH L 49.4% C 0.187 H 310.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.80:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8236AE
RGB	rgb(130, 54, 174)
HSL	hsl(278, 53%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(278, 69%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(25.3%, 69%, 0%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.62, 52.56, -50.36)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.62, 72.79, 316.23°)
OKLab	oklab(49.4% 0.1209 -0.1423)
OKLCH	oklch(49.4% 0.187 310.3)
XYZ	xyz(18.1636, 10.4405, 41.0946)
Luminance	0.1044 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8236AE #62AE36

analogous

#4636AE #8236AE #AE369E

triadic

#8236AE #AE8236 #36AE82

tetradic

#8236AE #AE4636 #62AE36 #369EAE

square

#8236AE #AE4636 #62AE36 #369EAE

split-complementary

#8236AE #9EAE36 #36AE46

monochromatic

#3C1951 #5F287F #8236AE #A056CB #BA85D9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.80

#8236AE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.09

#8236AE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8236AE

6.80:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8236AE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8236AE	1.00	6.80	3.09	6.80
#FFFFFF	6.80	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.09	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.80	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0058B2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#245CAB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#7C506E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5B5B5B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8236ae;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(130, 54, 174);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.4% 0.187 310.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#aa73c7',
    500: '#8236ae',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8236ae;
$custom-light: #aa73c7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8236ae",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 130,
    "g": 54,
    "b": 174
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 278,
    "s": 52.632,
    "l": 44.706
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49398,
    "c": 0.18678,
    "h": 310.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.1044
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8236AE

secondary

#97C37D

accent

#DC4C81

background

#FAF7FC

surface

#F4EDF8

border

#CEC8D1

text

#100813

muted

#7F7B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8236AE

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

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