#8236CC#8236CC

#8236CC is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.117; OKLCH L 51.6% C 0.217 H 302.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.27:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8236CC
RGB	rgb(130, 54, 204)
HSL	hsl(270, 60%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(270, 74%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(36.3%, 73.5%, 0%, 20%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.81, 59.43, -64.42)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.81, 87.65, 312.69°)
OKLab	oklab(51.64% 0.1162 -0.1837)
OKLCH	oklch(51.64% 0.217 302.3)
XYZ	xyz(21.4216, 11.7437, 58.2532)
Luminance	0.1174 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8236CC #80CC36

analogous

#3736CC #8236CC #CC36CB

triadic

#8236CC #CC8236 #36CC82

tetradic

#8236CC #CC3736 #80CC36 #36CBCC

square

#8236CC #CC3736 #80CC36 #36CBCC

split-complementary

#8236CC #CBCC36 #36CC37

monochromatic

#441B6C #63289D #8236CC #A067D8 #BF98E5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.27

#8236CC on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.35

#8236CC on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8236CC

6.27:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8236CC	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8236CC	1.00	6.27	3.35	6.27
#FFFFFF	6.27	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.35	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.27	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005FD0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0060C9

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#725C7E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#606060

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8236cc;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(130, 54, 204);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.6% 0.217 302.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ac74dd',
    500: '#8236cc',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8236cc;
$custom-light: #ac74dd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8236cc",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 130,
    "g": 54,
    "b": 204
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 270.4,
    "s": 59.524,
    "l": 50.588
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51638,
    "c": 0.21732,
    "h": 302.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.11744
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8236CC

secondary

#AED08E

accent

#E34593

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EDFB

border

#D0C8D4

text

#110915

muted

#807B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8236CC

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

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