#836CD6#836CD6

#836CD6 is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.204; OKLCH L 60.2% C 0.156 H 290.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.08:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#836CD6
RGB	rgb(131, 108, 214)
HSL	hsl(253, 56%, 63%)
HSV	hsv(253, 50%, 84%)
CMYK	cmyk(38.8%, 49.5%, 0%, 16.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(52.29, 33.74, -51.63)
CIE-LCH	lch(52.29, 61.68, 303.17°)
OKLab	oklab(60.24% 0.0559 -0.1461)
OKLCH	oklch(60.24% 0.156 290.9)
XYZ	xyz(26.8570, 20.4047, 66.1288)
Luminance	0.2041 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#836CD6 #BFD66C

analogous

#6C8AD6 #836CD6 #B86CD6

triadic

#836CD6 #D6836C #6CD683

tetradic

#836CD6 #D66C8A #BFD66C #6CD6B8

square

#836CD6 #D66C8A #BFD66C #6CD6B8

split-complementary

#836CD6 #D6B86C #8AD66C

monochromatic

#442C9C #5B3CC9 #836CD6 #AB9CE3 #D4CCF1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.13

#836CD6 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.08

#836CD6 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #836CD6

5.08:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##836CD6	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##836CD6	1.00	4.13	5.08	5.08
#FFFFFF	4.13	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.08	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.08	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#427FDA

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#457AD4

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#6D8197

Achromatopsia (no color)

#7D7D7D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #836cd6;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(131, 108, 214);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(60.2% 0.156 290.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ab96e3',
    500: '#836cd6',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #836cd6;
$custom-light: #ab96e3;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#836cd6",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 131,
    "g": 108,
    "b": 214
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 253.019,
    "s": 56.383,
    "l": 63.137
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.60243,
    "c": 0.15648,
    "h": 290.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.20405
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#836CD6

secondary

#DAE2BC

accent

#C422A1

background

#FAF9FE

surface

#F4F2FC

border

#CECCD5

text

#100D15

muted

#7F7E84

Preview Lab

Preview with #836CD6

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

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