#836C8A#836C8A

#836C8A is a mid, muted purple. Relative luminance 0.174; OKLCH L 56.4% C 0.053 H 318.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.69:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#836C8A
RGB	rgb(131, 108, 138)
HSL	hsl(286, 12%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(286, 22%, 54%)
CMYK	cmyk(5.1%, 21.7%, 0%, 45.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(48.74, 14.87, -13.05)
CIE-LCH	lch(48.74, 19.79, 318.72°)
OKLab	oklab(56.39% 0.0395 -0.0352)
OKLCH	oklch(56.39% 0.053 318.2)
XYZ	xyz(19.3094, 17.3857, 26.3784)
Luminance	0.1739 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#836C8A #738A6C

analogous

#746C8A #836C8A #8A6C82

triadic

#836C8A #8A836C #6C8A83

tetradic

#836C8A #8A746C #738A6C #6C828A

square

#836C8A #8A746C #738A6C #6C828A

split-complementary

#836C8A #828A6C #6C8A74

monochromatic

#423645 #625168 #836C8A #A08DA6 #BDB0C1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.69

#836C8A on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.48

#836C8A on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #836C8A

4.69:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##836C8A	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##836C8A	1.00	4.69	4.48	4.69
#FFFFFF	4.69	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.48	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.69	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#69728B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6E7589

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#836F76

Achromatopsia (no color)

#747474

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #836c8a;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(131, 108, 138);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.4% 0.053 318.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#a796ac',
    500: '#836c8a',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #836c8a;
$custom-light: #a796ac;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#836c8a",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 131,
    "g": 108,
    "b": 138
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 286,
    "s": 12.195,
    "l": 48.235
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56388,
    "c": 0.05292,
    "h": 318.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.17385
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#836C8A

secondary

#A5B0A2

accent

#B57382

background

#FAF9FA

surface

#F4F2F4

border

#CECCCE

text

#0F0D10

muted

#7F7E7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #836C8A

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