#836AE5#836AE5

#836AE5 is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.208; OKLCH L 60.8% C 0.179 H 289.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.16:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#836AE5
RGB	rgb(131, 106, 229)
HSL	hsl(252, 70%, 66%)
HSV	hsv(252, 54%, 90%)
CMYK	cmyk(42.8%, 53.7%, 0%, 10.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(52.72, 39.06, -59.41)
CIE-LCH	lch(52.72, 71.10, 303.32°)
OKLab	oklab(60.85% 0.0593 -0.169)
OKLCH	oklch(60.85% 0.179 289.3)
XYZ	xyz(28.6530, 20.7895, 76.6166)
Luminance	0.2079 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#836AE5 #CCE56A

analogous

#6A8EE5 #836AE5 #C06AE5

triadic

#836AE5 #E5836A #6AE583

tetradic

#836AE5 #E56A8E #CCE56A #6AE5C0

square

#836AE5 #E56A8E #CCE56A #6AE5C0

split-complementary

#836AE5 #E5C06A #8EE56A

monochromatic

#3E20B5 #5836DC #836AE5 #AE9EEE #DAD2F7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.07

#836AE5 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.16

#836AE5 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #836AE5

5.16:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##836AE5	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##836AE5	1.00	4.07	5.16	5.16
#FFFFFF	4.07	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.16	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.16	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#2D80E9

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2F7BE2

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#66849D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#7E7E7E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #836ae5;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(131, 106, 229);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(60.8% 0.179 289.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ac95ee',
    500: '#836ae5',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #836ae5;
$custom-light: #ac95ee;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#836ae5",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 131,
    "g": 106,
    "b": 229
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 252.195,
    "s": 70.286,
    "l": 65.686
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.60847,
    "c": 0.1791,
    "h": 289.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.20791
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#836AE5

secondary

#E2EAC1

accent

#D213AB

background

#FBF9FE

surface

#F6F2FD

border

#D0CCD5

text

#110D16

muted

#807E84

Preview Lab

Preview with #836AE5

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

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