#836DCD#836DCD

#836DCD is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.202; OKLCH L 59.9% C 0.143 H 292.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.03:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#836DCD
RGB	rgb(131, 109, 205)
HSL	hsl(254, 49%, 62%)
HSV	hsv(254, 47%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(36.1%, 46.8%, 0%, 19.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(52.03, 30.70, -46.93)
CIE-LCH	lch(52.03, 56.08, 303.19°)
OKLab	oklab(59.88% 0.0537 -0.1324)
OKLCH	oklch(59.88% 0.143 292.1)
XYZ	xyz(25.8453, 20.1697, 60.2772)
Luminance	0.2017 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#836DCD #B7CD6D

analogous

#6D87CD #836DCD #B36DCD

triadic

#836DCD #CD836D #6DCD83

tetradic

#836DCD #CD6D87 #B7CD6D #6DCDB3

square

#836DCD #CD6D87 #B7CD6D #6DCDB3

split-complementary

#836DCD #CDB36D #87CD6D

monochromatic

#46318F #5D40BC #836DCD #AA9BDD #D0C8EC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.17

#836DCD on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.03

#836DCD on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #836DCD

5.03:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##836DCD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##836DCD	1.00	4.17	5.03	5.03
#FFFFFF	4.17	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.03	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.03	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4B7DD0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4E7ACB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#718093

Achromatopsia (no color)

#7C7C7C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #836dcd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(131, 109, 205);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(59.9% 0.143 292.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#aa97dd',
    500: '#836dcd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #836dcd;
$custom-light: #aa97dd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#836dcd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 131,
    "g": 109,
    "b": 205
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 253.75,
    "s": 48.98,
    "l": 61.569
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.59883,
    "c": 0.14286,
    "h": 292.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.2017
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#836DCD

secondary

#D5DDB9

accent

#BC299B

background

#FAF9FD

surface

#F4F2FB

border

#CECCD4

text

#100D15

muted

#7F7E83

Preview Lab

Preview with #836DCD

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

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