#836EB0#836EB0

#836EB0 is a mid, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.191; OKLCH L 58.5% C 0.101 H 297.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.82:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#836EB0
RGB	rgb(131, 110, 176)
HSL	hsl(259, 29%, 56%)
HSV	hsv(259, 38%, 69%)
CMYK	cmyk(25.6%, 37.5%, 0%, 31%)
CIE-LAB	lab(50.82, 22.53, -32.16)
CIE-LCH	lch(50.82, 39.27, 305.02°)
OKLab	oklab(58.49% 0.0473 -0.0895)
OKLCH	oklch(58.49% 0.101 297.8)
XYZ	xyz(22.7707, 19.1116, 43.5551)
Luminance	0.1911 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#836EB0 #9BB06E

analogous

#6E7AB0 #836EB0 #A46EB0

triadic

#836EB0 #B0836E #6EB083

tetradic

#836EB0 #B06E7A #9BB06E #6EB0A4

square

#836EB0 #B06E7A #9BB06E #6EB0A4

split-complementary

#836EB0 #B0A46E #7AB06E

monochromatic

#493A6A #644F92 #836EB0 #A596C6 #C7BDDB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.35

#836EB0 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.82

#836EB0 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #836EB0

4.82:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##836EB0	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##836EB0	1.00	4.35	4.82	4.82
#FFFFFF	4.35	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	4.82	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	4.82	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5D79B3

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6178AE

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#7A7987

Achromatopsia (no color)

#797979

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #836eb0;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(131, 110, 176);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(58.5% 0.101 297.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#a897c8',
    500: '#836eb0',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #836eb0;
$custom-light: #a897c8;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#836eb0",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 131,
    "g": 110,
    "b": 176
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 259.091,
    "s": 29.464,
    "l": 56.078
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.58492,
    "c": 0.10117,
    "h": 297.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.19112
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#836EB0

secondary

#C2CBAF

accent

#C662A6

background

#FAF9FC

surface

#F4F2F8

border

#CECCD1

text

#100D13

muted

#7F7E82

Preview Lab

Preview with #836EB0

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

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