#836CB5#836CB5

#836CB5 is a mid, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.189; OKLCH L 58.4% C 0.111 H 297.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.78:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#836CB5
RGB	rgb(131, 108, 181)
HSL	hsl(259, 33%, 57%)
HSV	hsv(259, 40%, 71%)
CMYK	cmyk(27.6%, 40.3%, 0%, 29%)
CIE-LAB	lab(50.55, 24.98, -35.47)
CIE-LCH	lch(50.55, 43.39, 305.16°)
OKLab	oklab(58.37% 0.0512 -0.099)
OKLCH	oklch(58.37% 0.111 297.3)
XYZ	xyz(23.0612, 18.8864, 46.1376)
Luminance	0.1889 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#836CB5 #9EB56C

analogous

#6C7AB5 #836CB5 #A86CB5

triadic

#836CB5 #B5836C #6CB583

tetradic

#836CB5 #B56C7A #9EB56C #6CB5A8

square

#836CB5 #B56C7A #9EB56C #6CB5A8

split-complementary

#836CB5 #B5A86C #7AB56C

monochromatic

#49386F #644C98 #836CB5 #A595C9 #C8BDDE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.40

#836CB5 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.78

#836CB5 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #836CB5

4.78:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##836CB5	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##836CB5	1.00	4.40	4.78	4.78
#FFFFFF	4.40	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	4.78	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	4.78	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5879B8

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5C78B3

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#797988

Achromatopsia (no color)

#787878

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #836cb5;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(131, 108, 181);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(58.4% 0.111 297.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#a996cb',
    500: '#836cb5',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #836cb5;
$custom-light: #a996cb;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#836cb5",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 131,
    "g": 108,
    "b": 181
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 258.904,
    "s": 33.032,
    "l": 56.667
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.58369,
    "c": 0.11147,
    "h": 297.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.18887
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#836CB5

secondary

#C4CDAF

accent

#C95FA8

background

#FAF9FC

surface

#F4F2F8

border

#CECCD1

text

#100D13

muted

#7F7E82

Preview Lab

Preview with #836CB5

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

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