#8236BF#8236BF

#8236BF is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.111; OKLCH L 50.6% C 0.204 H 305.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.50:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8236BF
RGB	rgb(130, 54, 191)
HSL	hsl(273, 56%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(273, 72%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(31.9%, 71.7%, 0%, 25.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.83, 56.41, -58.44)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.83, 81.22, 313.99°)
OKLab	oklab(50.64% 0.1186 -0.1661)
OKLCH	oklch(50.64% 0.204 305.5)
XYZ	xyz(19.9270, 11.1459, 50.3817)
Luminance	0.1115 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8236BF #73BF36

analogous

#3E36BF #8236BF #BF36B7

triadic

#8236BF #BF8236 #36BF82

tetradic

#8236BF #BF3E36 #73BF36 #36B7BF

square

#8236BF #BF3E36 #73BF36 #36B7BF

split-complementary

#8236BF #B7BF36 #36BF3E

monochromatic

#411B60 #62298F #8236BF #9F60D2 #BC90E0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.50

#8236BF on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.23

#8236BF on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8236BF

6.50:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8236BF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8236BF	1.00	6.50	3.23	6.50
#FFFFFF	6.50	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.23	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.50	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005CC3

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#005EBC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#775677

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5E5E5E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8236bf;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(130, 54, 191);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.6% 0.204 305.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ab74d3',
    500: '#8236bf',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8236bf;
$custom-light: #ab74d3;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8236bf",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 130,
    "g": 54,
    "b": 191
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 273.285,
    "s": 55.918,
    "l": 48.039
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50636,
    "c": 0.2041,
    "h": 305.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.11146
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8236BF

secondary

#A5CA87

accent

#DF498C

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EDFA

border

#D0C8D3

text

#110914

muted

#807B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8236BF

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

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