#836EBD#836EBD

#836EBD is a mid, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.197; OKLCH L 59.2% C 0.119 H 294.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.93:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#836EBD
RGB	rgb(131, 110, 189)
HSL	hsl(256, 37%, 59%)
HSV	hsv(256, 42%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(30.7%, 41.8%, 0%, 25.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(51.44, 25.86, -38.70)
CIE-LCH	lch(51.44, 46.54, 303.75°)
OKLab	oklab(59.17% 0.0499 -0.1084)
OKLCH	oklch(59.17% 0.119 294.7)
XYZ	xyz(24.1190, 19.6509, 50.6565)
Luminance	0.1965 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#836EBD #A8BD6E

analogous

#6E80BD #836EBD #AA6EBD

triadic

#836EBD #BD836E #6EBD83

tetradic

#836EBD #BD6E80 #A8BD6E #6EBDAA

square

#836EBD #BD6E80 #A8BD6E #6EBDAA

split-complementary

#836EBD #BDAA6E #80BD6E

monochromatic

#493779 #624AA3 #836EBD #A798D0 #CBC2E3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.26

#836EBD on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.93

#836EBD on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #836EBD

4.93:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##836EBD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##836EBD	1.00	4.26	4.93	4.93
#FFFFFF	4.26	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	4.93	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	4.93	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#577BC0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5A79BB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#767C8C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#7B7B7B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #836ebd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(131, 110, 189);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(59.2% 0.119 294.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#a998d1',
    500: '#836ebd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #836ebd;
$custom-light: #a998d1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#836ebd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 131,
    "g": 110,
    "b": 189
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 255.949,
    "s": 37.441,
    "l": 58.627
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.59169,
    "c": 0.11931,
    "h": 294.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.19651
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#836EBD

secondary

#CBD3B4

accent

#CD5AAF

background

#FAF9FC

surface

#F4F2F9

border

#CECCD2

text

#100D14

muted

#7F7E82

Preview Lab

Preview with #836EBD

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

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