#8236BE#8236BE

#8236BE is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.111; OKLCH L 50.6% C 0.203 H 305.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.52:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8236BE
RGB	rgb(130, 54, 190)
HSL	hsl(274, 56%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(274, 72%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(31.6%, 71.6%, 0%, 25.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.75, 56.18, -57.97)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.75, 80.73, 314.10°)
OKLab	oklab(50.56% 0.1188 -0.1647)
OKLCH	oklch(50.56% 0.203 305.8)
XYZ	xyz(19.8173, 11.1020, 49.8041)
Luminance	0.1110 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8236BE #72BE36

analogous

#3E36BE #8236BE #BE36B6

triadic

#8236BE #BE8236 #36BE82

tetradic

#8236BE #BE3E36 #72BE36 #36B6BE

square

#8236BE #BE3E36 #72BE36 #36B6BE

split-complementary

#8236BE #B6BE36 #36BE3E

monochromatic

#411B5F #61288E #8236BE #9F60D2 #BC8FDF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.52

#8236BE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.22

#8236BE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8236BE

6.52:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8236BE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8236BE	1.00	6.52	3.22	6.52
#FFFFFF	6.52	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.22	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.52	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005BC2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#005EBB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#775677

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5E5E5E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8236be;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(130, 54, 190);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.6% 0.203 305.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ab74d2',
    500: '#8236be',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8236be;
$custom-light: #ab74d2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8236be",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 130,
    "g": 54,
    "b": 190
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 273.529,
    "s": 55.738,
    "l": 47.843
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50561,
    "c": 0.20308,
    "h": 305.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.11102
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8236BE

secondary

#A4CA86

accent

#DF498B

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EDFA

border

#D0C8D3

text

#110914

muted

#807B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8236BE

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

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