#836FAE#836FAE

#836FAE is a mid, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.193; OKLCH L 58.6% C 0.097 H 298.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.85:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#836FAE
RGB	rgb(131, 111, 174)
HSL	hsl(259, 28%, 56%)
HSV	hsv(259, 36%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(24.7%, 36.2%, 0%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(50.98, 21.44, -30.75)
CIE-LCH	lch(50.98, 37.48, 304.88°)
OKLab	oklab(58.58% 0.0453 -0.0854)
OKLCH	oklch(58.58% 0.097 298)
XYZ	xyz(22.6827, 19.2500, 42.5568)
Luminance	0.1925 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Color harmonies

complementary

#836FAE #9AAE6F

analogous

#6F7AAE #836FAE #A26FAE

triadic

#836FAE #AE836F #6FAE83

tetradic

#836FAE #AE6F7A #9AAE6F #6FAEA2

square

#836FAE #AE6F7A #9AAE6F #6FAEA2

split-complementary

#836FAE #AEA26F #7AAE6F

monochromatic

#493B68 #64518F #836FAE #A596C4 #C6BDDA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.33

#836FAE on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.85

#836FAE on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #836FAE

4.85:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##836FAE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##836FAE	1.00	4.33	4.85	4.85
#FFFFFF	4.33	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	4.85	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	4.85	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5F7AB0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6379AC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#7B7986

Achromatopsia (no color)

#797979

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #836fae;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(131, 111, 174);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(58.6% 0.097 298.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#a898c6',
    500: '#836fae',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #836fae;
$custom-light: #a898c6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#836fae",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 131,
    "g": 111,
    "b": 174
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 259.048,
    "s": 28,
    "l": 55.882
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.58584,
    "c": 0.09668,
    "h": 298
  },
  "luminance": 0.1925
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#836FAE

secondary

#C1C9AF

accent

#C463A6

background

#FAF9FC

surface

#F4F2F8

border

#CECCD1

text

#100D13

muted

#7F7E82

Preview Lab

Preview with #836FAE

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

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