#836BCD#836BCD

#836BCD is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.197; OKLCH L 59.5% C 0.146 H 292.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.95:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#836BCD
RGB	rgb(131, 107, 205)
HSL	hsl(255, 49%, 61%)
HSV	hsv(255, 48%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(36.1%, 47.8%, 0%, 19.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(51.55, 31.88, -47.69)
CIE-LCH	lch(51.55, 57.36, 303.76°)
OKLab	oklab(59.52% 0.0563 -0.1346)
OKLCH	oklch(59.52% 0.146 292.7)
XYZ	xyz(25.6343, 19.7479, 60.2069)
Luminance	0.1975 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#836BCD #B5CD6B

analogous

#6B84CD #836BCD #B46BCD

triadic

#836BCD #CD836B #6BCD83

tetradic

#836BCD #CD6B84 #B5CD6B #6BCDB4

square

#836BCD #CD6B84 #B5CD6B #6BCDB4

split-complementary

#836BCD #CDB46B #84CD6B

monochromatic

#47308E #5E3FBB #836BCD #A999DC #D0C6EC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.24

#836BCD on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.95

#836BCD on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #836BCD

4.95:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##836BCD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##836BCD	1.00	4.24	4.95	4.95
#FFFFFF	4.24	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	4.95	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	4.95	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#487CD1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4B79CB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#717E92

Achromatopsia (no color)

#7B7B7B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #836bcd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(131, 107, 205);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(59.5% 0.146 292.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#aa96dd',
    500: '#836bcd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #836bcd;
$custom-light: #aa96dd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#836bcd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 131,
    "g": 107,
    "b": 205
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 254.694,
    "s": 49.495,
    "l": 61.176
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.59525,
    "c": 0.14591,
    "h": 292.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.19748
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#836BCD

secondary

#D3DCB8

accent

#BD2999

background

#FAF9FD

surface

#F4F2FB

border

#CECCD4

text

#100D15

muted

#7F7E83

Preview Lab

Preview with #836BCD

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

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