#8736B5#8736B5

#8736B5 is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.111; OKLCH L 50.5% C 0.195 H 310.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.51:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8736B5
RGB	rgb(135, 54, 181)
HSL	hsl(278, 54%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(278, 70%, 71%)
CMYK	cmyk(25.4%, 70.2%, 0%, 29%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.79, 55.17, -52.58)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.79, 76.21, 316.37°)
OKLab	oklab(50.53% 0.1268 -0.1487)
OKLCH	oklch(50.53% 0.195 310.4)
XYZ	xyz(19.6497, 11.1259, 44.8195)
Luminance	0.1113 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8736B5 #64B536

analogous

#4736B5 #8736B5 #B536A3

triadic

#8736B5 #B58736 #36B587

tetradic

#8736B5 #B54736 #64B536 #36A3B5

square

#8736B5 #B54736 #64B536 #36A3B5

split-complementary

#8736B5 #A3B536 #36B547

monochromatic

#411A57 #642886 #8736B5 #A45ACE #BE89DC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.51

#8736B5 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.23

#8736B5 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8736B5

6.51:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8736B5	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8736B5	1.00	6.51	3.23	6.51
#FFFFFF	6.51	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.23	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.51	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005AB9

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#215FB2

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#815272

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5E5E5E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8736b5;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(135, 54, 181);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.5% 0.195 310.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ae74cc',
    500: '#8736b5',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8736b5;
$custom-light: #ae74cc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8736b5",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 135,
    "g": 54,
    "b": 181
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 278.268,
    "s": 54.043,
    "l": 46.078
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50531,
    "c": 0.19541,
    "h": 310.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.11125
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8736B5

secondary

#9AC681

accent

#DD4A80

background

#FBF7FC

surface

#F6EDF9

border

#D0C8D2

text

#110913

muted

#807B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8736B5

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

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