#836EBB#836EBB

#836EBB is a mid, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.196; OKLCH L 59.1% C 0.117 H 295.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.91:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#836EBB
RGB	rgb(131, 110, 187)
HSL	hsl(256, 36%, 58%)
HSV	hsv(256, 41%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(29.9%, 41.2%, 0%, 26.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(51.34, 25.34, -37.70)
CIE-LCH	lch(51.34, 45.42, 303.91°)
OKLab	oklab(59.06% 0.0495 -0.1055)
OKLCH	oklch(59.06% 0.117 295.1)
XYZ	xyz(23.9034, 19.5647, 49.5211)
Luminance	0.1956 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#836EBB #A6BB6E

analogous

#6E7FBB #836EBB #A96EBB

triadic

#836EBB #BB836E #6EBB83

tetradic

#836EBB #BB6E7F #A6BB6E #6EBBA9

square

#836EBB #BB6E7F #A6BB6E #6EBBA9

split-complementary

#836EBB #BBA96E #7FBB6E

monochromatic

#493877 #634BA1 #836EBB #A798CF #CAC1E2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.27

#836EBB on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.91

#836EBB on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #836EBB

4.91:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##836EBB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##836EBB	1.00	4.27	4.91	4.91
#FFFFFF	4.27	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	4.91	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	4.91	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#587BBE

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5B79B9

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#777C8B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#7A7A7A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #836ebb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(131, 110, 187);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(59.1% 0.117 295.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#a998d0',
    500: '#836ebb',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #836ebb;
$custom-light: #a998d0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#836ebb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 131,
    "g": 110,
    "b": 187
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 256.364,
    "s": 36.15,
    "l": 58.235
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.59061,
    "c": 0.11653,
    "h": 295.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.19565
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#836EBB

secondary

#C9D2B3

accent

#CC5CAD

background

#FAF9FC

surface

#F4F2F9

border

#CECCD2

text

#100D14

muted

#7F7E82

Preview Lab

Preview with #836EBB

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

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