#8636C9#8636C9
#8636C9 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.119; OKLCH L 51.9% C 0.215 H 304.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.20:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8636C9 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(134, 54, 201) |
| HSL | hsl(273, 58%, 50%) |
| HSV | hsv(273, 73%, 79%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(33.3%, 73.1%, 0%, 21.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(41.09, 59.45, -62.19) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(41.09, 86.03, 313.71°) |
| OKLab | oklab(51.88% 0.1223 -0.177) |
| OKLCH | oklch(51.88% 0.215 304.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(21.6909, 11.9238, 56.4058) |
| Luminance | 0.1192 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Darkorchid
#9932CC
ΔE00 3.32
Blueviolet
#8A2BE2
ΔE00 3.35
Darkviolet
#9400D3
ΔE00 4.35
Violet (survey)
#9A0EEA
ΔE00 5.10
Bluish Purple
#703BE7
ΔE00 5.67
Burple
#6832E3
ΔE00 6.08
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8636C9 #79C936
analogous
#3C36C9 #8636C9 #C936C3
triadic
#8636C9 #C98636 #36C986
tetradic
#8636C9 #C93C36 #79C936 #36C3C9
square
#8636C9 #C93C36 #79C936 #36C3C9
split-complementary
#8636C9 #C3C936 #36C93C
monochromatic
#461C69 #662999 #8636C9 #A366D6 #C096E3
Accessibility & contrast
On white
6.20
#8636C9 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.38
#8636C9 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #8636C9
6.20:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8636C9 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8636C9 | 1.00 | 6.20 | 3.38 | 6.20 |
| #FFFFFF | 6.20 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.38 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 6.20 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#005FCD
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#0061C6
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#795A7D
Achromatopsia (no color)
#616161
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8636c9; /* rgb */ color: rgb(134, 54, 201); /* oklch */ color: oklch(51.9% 0.215 304.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#af74da',
500: '#8636c9',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8636c9; $custom-light: #af74da; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8636c9",
"rgb": {
"r": 134,
"g": 54,
"b": 201
},
"hsl": {
"h": 272.653,
"s": 57.647,
"l": 50
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.51882,
"c": 0.21511,
"h": 304.6
},
"luminance": 0.11924
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8636C9
secondary
#AACE8C
accent
#E1478D
background
#FBF7FD
surface
#F6EDFB
border
#D0C8D4
text
#110915
muted
#807B83