#8436CB#8436CB

#8436CB is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.119; OKLCH L 51.8% C 0.217 H 303.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.23:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8436CB
RGB	rgb(132, 54, 203)
HSL	hsl(271, 59%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(271, 73%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(35%, 73.4%, 0%, 20.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.99, 59.55, -63.54)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.99, 87.08, 313.15°)
OKLab	oklab(51.8% 0.1191 -0.181)
OKLCH	oklch(51.8% 0.217 303.4)
XYZ	xyz(21.6119, 11.8557, 57.6381)
Luminance	0.1186 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8436CB #7DCB36

analogous

#3936CB #8436CB #CB36C8

triadic

#8436CB #CB8436 #36CB84

tetradic

#8436CB #CB3936 #7DCB36 #36C8CB

square

#8436CB #CB3936 #7DCB36 #36C8CB

split-complementary

#8436CB #C8CB36 #36CB39

monochromatic

#451C6B #65289C #8436CB #A267D8 #C097E4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.23

#8436CB on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.37

#8436CB on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8436CB

6.23:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8436CB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8436CB	1.00	6.23	3.37	6.23
#FFFFFF	6.23	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.37	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.23	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005FCF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0060C8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#765B7E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#616161

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8436cb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(132, 54, 203);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.8% 0.217 303.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ae74dc',
    500: '#8436cb',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8436cb;
$custom-light: #ae74dc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8436cb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 132,
    "g": 54,
    "b": 203
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 271.409,
    "s": 58.893,
    "l": 50.392
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51796,
    "c": 0.21669,
    "h": 303.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.11856
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8436CB

secondary

#ADD08D

accent

#E24690

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EDFB

border

#D0C8D4

text

#110915

muted

#807B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8436CB

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

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