#8436C4#8436C4

#8436C4 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.115; OKLCH L 51.3% C 0.210 H 305.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.35:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8436C4
RGB	rgb(132, 54, 196)
HSL	hsl(273, 57%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(273, 72%, 77%)
CMYK	cmyk(32.7%, 72.4%, 0%, 23.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.46, 57.94, -60.32)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.46, 83.64, 313.84°)
OKLab	oklab(51.26% 0.1205 -0.1716)
OKLCH	oklch(51.26% 0.21 305.1)
XYZ	xyz(20.7965, 11.5295, 53.3437)
Luminance	0.1153 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8436C4 #76C436

analogous

#3D36C4 #8436C4 #C436BD

triadic

#8436C4 #C48436 #36C484

tetradic

#8436C4 #C43D36 #76C436 #36BDC4

square

#8436C4 #C43D36 #76C436 #36BDC4

split-complementary

#8436C4 #BDC436 #36C43D

monochromatic

#431C64 #642994 #8436C4 #A163D4 #BE93E1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.35

#8436C4 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.31

#8436C4 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8436C4

6.35:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8436C4	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8436C4	1.00	6.35	3.31	6.35
#FFFFFF	6.35	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.31	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.35	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005DC8

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#005FC1

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#78587A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5F5F5F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8436c4;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(132, 54, 196);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.3% 0.210 305.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ad74d7',
    500: '#8436c4',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8436c4;
$custom-light: #ad74d7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8436c4",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 132,
    "g": 54,
    "b": 196
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 272.958,
    "s": 56.8,
    "l": 49.02
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51258,
    "c": 0.20964,
    "h": 305.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.11529
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8436C4

secondary

#A8CC89

accent

#E0488C

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EDFA

border

#D0C8D3

text

#110914

muted

#807B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8436C4

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

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