#8236CD#8236CD

#8236CD is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.118; OKLCH L 51.7% C 0.218 H 302.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.25:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8236CD
RGB	rgb(130, 54, 205)
HSL	hsl(270, 60%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(270, 74%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(36.6%, 73.7%, 0%, 19.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.88, 59.66, -64.87)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.88, 88.14, 312.60°)
OKLab	oklab(51.72% 0.1159 -0.185)
OKLCH	oklch(51.72% 0.218 302.1)
XYZ	xyz(21.5419, 11.7919, 58.8869)
Luminance	0.1179 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8236CD #81CD36

analogous

#3636CD #8236CD #CD36CC

triadic

#8236CD #CD8236 #36CD82

tetradic

#8236CD #CD3636 #81CD36 #36CCCD

square

#8236CD #CD3636 #81CD36 #36CCCD

split-complementary

#8236CD #CCCD36 #36CD36

monochromatic

#451B6D #63279E #8236CD #A067D9 #BF98E5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.25

#8236CD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.36

#8236CD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8236CD

6.25:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8236CD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8236CD	1.00	6.25	3.36	6.25
#FFFFFF	6.25	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.36	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.25	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005FD1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0060CA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#725C7F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#606060

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8236cd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(130, 54, 205);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.7% 0.218 302.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ad74dd',
    500: '#8236cd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8236cd;
$custom-light: #ad74dd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8236cd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 130,
    "g": 54,
    "b": 205
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 270.199,
    "s": 60.159,
    "l": 50.784
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51716,
    "c": 0.21834,
    "h": 302.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.11792
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8236CD

secondary

#AFD18E

accent

#E34493

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EDFB

border

#D0C8D4

text

#110915

muted

#807B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8236CD

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

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