#836AE9#836AE9

#836AE9 is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.210; OKLCH L 61.1% C 0.184 H 288.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.20:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#836AE9
RGB	rgb(131, 106, 233)
HSL	hsl(252, 74%, 66%)
HSV	hsv(252, 55%, 91%)
CMYK	cmyk(43.8%, 54.5%, 0%, 8.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(52.97, 40.18, -61.26)
CIE-LCH	lch(52.97, 73.26, 303.26°)
OKLab	oklab(61.11% 0.0594 -0.1744)
OKLCH	oklch(61.11% 0.184 288.8)
XYZ	xyz(29.2179, 21.0155, 79.5919)
Luminance	0.2102 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#836AE9 #D0E96A

analogous

#6A91E9 #836AE9 #C36AE9

triadic

#836AE9 #E9836A #6AE983

tetradic

#836AE9 #E96A91 #D0E96A #6AE9C3

square

#836AE9 #E96A91 #D0E96A #6AE9C3

split-complementary

#836AE9 #E9C36A #91E96A

monochromatic

#3C1CBD #5735E1 #836AE9 #AF9FF1 #DCD5F9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.04

#836AE9 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.20

#836AE9 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #836AE9

5.20:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##836AE9	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##836AE9	1.00	4.04	5.20	5.20
#FFFFFF	4.04	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.20	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.20	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#2681ED

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#287BE6

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#64869F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#7E7E7E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #836ae9;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(131, 106, 233);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(61.1% 0.184 288.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ad95f1',
    500: '#836ae9',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #836ae9;
$custom-light: #ad95f1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#836ae9",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 131,
    "g": 106,
    "b": 233
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 251.811,
    "s": 74.269,
    "l": 66.471
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.61111,
    "c": 0.18427,
    "h": 288.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.21017
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#836AE9

secondary

#E4ECC3

accent

#D60FAF

background

#FBF9FE

surface

#F6F2FD

border

#D0CCD5

text

#110D17

muted

#807E85

Preview Lab

Preview with #836AE9

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

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