#836CBF#836CBF

#836CBF is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.193; OKLCH L 58.9% C 0.125 H 295.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.86:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#836CBF
RGB	rgb(131, 108, 191)
HSL	hsl(257, 39%, 59%)
HSV	hsv(257, 43%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(31.4%, 43.5%, 0%, 25.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(51.05, 27.57, -40.46)
CIE-LCH	lch(51.05, 48.96, 304.27°)
OKLab	oklab(58.91% 0.053 -0.1135)
OKLCH	oklch(58.91% 0.125 295)
XYZ	xyz(24.1243, 19.3116, 51.7366)
Luminance	0.1931 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#836CBF #A8BF6C

analogous

#6C7EBF #836CBF #AC6CBF

triadic

#836CBF #BF836C #6CBF83

tetradic

#836CBF #BF6C7E #A8BF6C #6CBFAC

square

#836CBF #BF6C7E #A8BF6C #6CBFAC

split-complementary

#836CBF #BFAC6C #7EBF6C

monochromatic

#49367B #6248A6 #836CBF #A797D2 #CBC1E4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.32

#836CBF on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.86

#836CBF on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #836CBF

4.86:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##836CBF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##836CBF	1.00	4.32	4.86	4.86
#FFFFFF	4.32	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	4.86	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	4.86	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#537AC2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5678BD

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#767B8C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#7A7A7A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #836cbf;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(131, 108, 191);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(58.9% 0.125 295.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#a996d2',
    500: '#836cbf',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #836cbf;
$custom-light: #a996d2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#836cbf",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 131,
    "g": 108,
    "b": 191
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 256.627,
    "s": 39.336,
    "l": 58.627
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.58906,
    "c": 0.12529,
    "h": 295
  },
  "luminance": 0.19312
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#836CBF

secondary

#CBD4B3

accent

#CF59AE

background

#FAF9FC

surface

#F4F2F9

border

#CECCD2

text

#100D14

muted

#7F7E82

Preview Lab

Preview with #836CBF

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

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