#8536B5#8536B5

#8536B5 is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.110; OKLCH L 50.3% C 0.195 H 309.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.58:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8536B5
RGB	rgb(133, 54, 181)
HSL	hsl(277, 54%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(277, 70%, 71%)
CMYK	cmyk(26.5%, 70.2%, 0%, 29%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.52, 54.75, -53.04)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.52, 76.23, 315.91°)
OKLab	oklab(50.28% 0.1241 -0.1501)
OKLCH	oklch(50.28% 0.195 309.6)
XYZ	xyz(19.3309, 10.9615, 44.8045)
Luminance	0.1096 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8536B5 #66B536

analogous

#4536B5 #8536B5 #B536A5

triadic

#8536B5 #B58536 #36B585

tetradic

#8536B5 #B54536 #66B536 #36A5B5

square

#8536B5 #B54536 #66B536 #36A5B5

split-complementary

#8536B5 #A5B536 #36B545

monochromatic

#401A57 #622886 #8536B5 #A25ACE #BD89DC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.58

#8536B5 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.19

#8536B5 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8536B5

6.58:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8536B5	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8536B5	1.00	6.58	3.19	6.58
#FFFFFF	6.58	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.19	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.58	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005AB9

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#1D5EB2

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#7E5272

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5D5D5D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8536b5;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 54, 181);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.3% 0.195 309.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ad74cc',
    500: '#8536b5',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8536b5;
$custom-light: #ad74cc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8536b5",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 133,
    "g": 54,
    "b": 181
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 277.323,
    "s": 54.043,
    "l": 46.078
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50276,
    "c": 0.19479,
    "h": 309.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.10961
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8536B5

secondary

#9BC681

accent

#DD4A82

background

#FBF7FC

surface

#F6EDF9

border

#D0C8D2

text

#110913

muted

#807B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8536B5

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

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