#8236C4#8236C4

#8236C4 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.114; OKLCH L 51.0% C 0.209 H 304.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.41:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8236C4
RGB	rgb(130, 54, 196)
HSL	hsl(272, 57%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(272, 72%, 77%)
CMYK	cmyk(33.7%, 72.4%, 0%, 23.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.20, 57.56, -60.76)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.20, 83.70, 313.45°)
OKLab	oklab(51.02% 0.1177 -0.1729)
OKLCH	oklch(51.02% 0.209 304.2)
XYZ	xyz(20.4866, 11.3698, 53.3291)
Luminance	0.1137 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8236C4 #78C436

analogous

#3B36C4 #8236C4 #C436BF

triadic

#8236C4 #C48236 #36C482

tetradic

#8236C4 #C43B36 #78C436 #36BFC4

square

#8236C4 #C43B36 #78C436 #36BFC4

split-complementary

#8236C4 #BFC436 #36C43B

monochromatic

#421C64 #622994 #8236C4 #A063D4 #BD93E1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.41

#8236C4 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.27

#8236C4 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8236C4

6.41:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8236C4	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8236C4	1.00	6.41	3.27	6.41
#FFFFFF	6.41	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.27	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.41	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005DC8

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#005FC1

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#75587A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5F5F5F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8236c4;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(130, 54, 196);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.0% 0.209 304.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ac74d7',
    500: '#8236c4',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8236c4;
$custom-light: #ac74d7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8236c4",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 130,
    "g": 54,
    "b": 196
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 272.113,
    "s": 56.8,
    "l": 49.02
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51016,
    "c": 0.20919,
    "h": 304.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.1137
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8236C4

secondary

#A9CC89

accent

#E0488F

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EDFA

border

#D0C8D3

text

#110914

muted

#807B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8236C4

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

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