#836CBD#836CBD

#836CBD is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.192; OKLCH L 58.8% C 0.123 H 295.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.85:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#836CBD
RGB	rgb(131, 108, 189)
HSL	hsl(257, 38%, 58%)
HSV	hsv(257, 43%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(30.7%, 42.9%, 0%, 25.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(50.95, 27.04, -39.47)
CIE-LCH	lch(50.95, 47.85, 304.42°)
OKLab	oklab(58.8% 0.0527 -0.1106)
OKLCH	oklch(58.8% 0.123 295.5)
XYZ	xyz(23.9057, 19.2242, 50.5854)
Luminance	0.1923 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#836CBD #A6BD6C

analogous

#6C7DBD #836CBD #AB6CBD

triadic

#836CBD #BD836C #6CBD83

tetradic

#836CBD #BD6C7D #A6BD6C #6CBDAB

square

#836CBD #BD6C7D #A6BD6C #6CBDAB

split-complementary

#836CBD #BDAB6C #7DBD6C

monochromatic

#493678 #6349A3 #836CBD #A796D0 #CAC0E3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.33

#836CBD on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.85

#836CBD on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #836CBD

4.85:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##836CBD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##836CBD	1.00	4.33	4.85	4.85
#FFFFFF	4.33	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	4.85	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	4.85	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#547AC0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5778BB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#767B8B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#797979

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #836cbd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(131, 108, 189);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(58.8% 0.123 295.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#a996d1',
    500: '#836cbd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #836cbd;
$custom-light: #a996d1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#836cbd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 131,
    "g": 108,
    "b": 189
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 257.037,
    "s": 38.028,
    "l": 58.235
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.58796,
    "c": 0.12254,
    "h": 295.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.19225
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#836CBD

secondary

#C9D3B2

accent

#CE5AAD

background

#FAF9FC

surface

#F4F2F9

border

#CECCD2

text

#100D14

muted

#7F7E82

Preview Lab

Preview with #836CBD

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

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