#836699#836699

#836699 is a mid, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.166; OKLCH L 55.8% C 0.084 H 309.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.85:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#836699
RGB	rgb(131, 102, 153)
HSL	hsl(274, 20%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(274, 33%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(14.4%, 33.3%, 0%, 40%)
CIE-LAB	lab(47.79, 21.75, -23.40)
CIE-LCH	lch(47.79, 31.95, 312.91°)
OKLab	oklab(55.85% 0.0537 -0.0643)
OKLCH	oklch(55.85% 0.084 309.8)
XYZ	xyz(19.8602, 16.6282, 32.2941)
Luminance	0.1663 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#836699 #7C9966

analogous

#6A6699 #836699 #996695

triadic

#836699 #998366 #669983

tetradic

#836699 #996A66 #7C9966 #669599

square

#836699 #996A66 #7C9966 #669599

split-complementary

#836699 #959966 #66996A

monochromatic

#443550 #644E74 #836699 #A18BB1 #BFAFCA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.85

#836699 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.33

#836699 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #836699

4.85:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##836699	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##836699	1.00	4.85	4.33	4.85
#FFFFFF	4.85	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.33	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.85	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5D709B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#637297

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#816D79

Achromatopsia (no color)

#717171

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #836699;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(131, 102, 153);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.8% 0.084 309.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#a792b7',
    500: '#836699',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #836699;
$custom-light: #a792b7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#836699",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 131,
    "g": 102,
    "b": 153
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 274.118,
    "s": 20,
    "l": 50
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55849,
    "c": 0.08374,
    "h": 309.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.16628
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#836699

secondary

#ACB9A2

accent

#BD6B8E

background

#FAF8FB

surface

#F4F0F6

border

#CECBD0

text

#0F0D11

muted

#7F7D80

Preview Lab

Preview with #836699

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

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