#8536C5#8536C5

#8536C5 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.117; OKLCH L 51.5% C 0.211 H 305.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.30:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8536C5
RGB	rgb(133, 54, 197)
HSL	hsl(273, 57%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(273, 73%, 77%)
CMYK	cmyk(32.5%, 72.6%, 0%, 22.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.66, 58.35, -60.57)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.66, 84.10, 313.93°)
OKLab	oklab(51.46% 0.1217 -0.1722)
OKLCH	oklch(51.46% 0.211 305.2)
XYZ	xyz(21.0678, 11.6562, 53.9525)
Luminance	0.1166 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8536C5 #76C536

analogous

#3E36C5 #8536C5 #C536BE

triadic

#8536C5 #C58536 #36C585

tetradic

#8536C5 #C53E36 #76C536 #36BEC5

square

#8536C5 #C53E36 #76C536 #36BEC5

split-complementary

#8536C5 #BEC536 #36C53E

monochromatic

#441C65 #652995 #8536C5 #A264D4 #BF94E2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.30

#8536C5 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.33

#8536C5 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8536C5

6.30:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8536C5	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8536C5	1.00	6.30	3.33	6.30
#FFFFFF	6.30	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.33	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.30	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005EC9

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0060C2

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#79587A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#606060

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8536c5;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 54, 197);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.5% 0.211 305.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ae74d7',
    500: '#8536c5',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8536c5;
$custom-light: #ae74d7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8536c5",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 133,
    "g": 54,
    "b": 197
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 273.147,
    "s": 56.972,
    "l": 49.216
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51455,
    "c": 0.21088,
    "h": 305.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.11656
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8536C5

secondary

#A8CD8A

accent

#E0488C

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EDFA

border

#D0C8D3

text

#110915

muted

#807B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8536C5

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

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