#8436C6#8436C6

#8436C6 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.116; OKLCH L 51.4% C 0.212 H 304.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.32:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8436C6
RGB	rgb(132, 54, 198)
HSL	hsl(273, 57%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(273, 73%, 78%)
CMYK	cmyk(33.3%, 72.7%, 0%, 22.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.61, 58.40, -61.25)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.61, 84.62, 313.63°)
OKLab	oklab(51.41% 0.1201 -0.1743)
OKLCH	oklch(51.41% 0.212 304.6)
XYZ	xyz(21.0256, 11.6212, 54.5506)
Luminance	0.1162 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8436C6 #78C636

analogous

#3C36C6 #8436C6 #C636C0

triadic

#8436C6 #C68436 #36C684

tetradic

#8436C6 #C63C36 #78C636 #36C0C6

square

#8436C6 #C63C36 #78C636 #36C0C6

split-complementary

#8436C6 #C0C636 #36C63C

monochromatic

#441C66 #642996 #8436C6 #A164D5 #BE94E2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.32

#8436C6 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.32

#8436C6 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8436C6

6.32:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8436C6	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8436C6	1.00	6.32	3.32	6.32
#FFFFFF	6.32	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.32	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.32	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005ECA

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0060C3

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#77597B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#606060

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8436c6;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(132, 54, 198);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.4% 0.212 304.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ad74d8',
    500: '#8436c6',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8436c6;
$custom-light: #ad74d8;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8436c6",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 132,
    "g": 54,
    "b": 198
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 272.5,
    "s": 57.143,
    "l": 49.412
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5141,
    "c": 0.21165,
    "h": 304.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.11621
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8436C6

secondary

#A9CD8B

accent

#E0478E

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EDFA

border

#D0C8D3

text

#110915

muted

#807B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8436C6

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

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