#8736BD#8736BD

#8736BD is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.115; OKLCH L 51.1% C 0.203 H 308.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.38:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8736BD
RGB	rgb(135, 54, 189)
HSL	hsl(276, 56%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(276, 71%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(28.6%, 71.4%, 0%, 25.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.35, 56.93, -56.39)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.35, 80.13, 315.28°)
OKLab	oklab(51.11% 0.1257 -0.1599)
OKLCH	oklch(51.11% 0.203 308.2)
XYZ	xyz(20.4942, 11.4637, 49.2673)
Luminance	0.1146 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8736BD #6CBD36

analogous

#4336BD #8736BD #BD36B0

triadic

#8736BD #BD8736 #36BD87

tetradic

#8736BD #BD4336 #6CBD36 #36B0BD

square

#8736BD #BD4336 #6CBD36 #36B0BD

split-complementary

#8736BD #B0BD36 #36BD43

monochromatic

#431B5E #65288D #8736BD #A45FD1 #BF8FDF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.38

#8736BD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.29

#8736BD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8736BD

6.38:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8736BD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8736BD	1.00	6.38	3.29	6.38
#FFFFFF	6.38	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.29	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.38	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005CC1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0F60BA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#7E5576

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5F5F5F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8736bd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(135, 54, 189);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.1% 0.203 308.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#af74d2',
    500: '#8736bd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8736bd;
$custom-light: #af74d2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8736bd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 135,
    "g": 54,
    "b": 189
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 276,
    "s": 55.556,
    "l": 47.647
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51107,
    "c": 0.20337,
    "h": 308.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.11463
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8736BD

secondary

#A1C985

accent

#DF4985

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EDFA

border

#D0C8D3

text

#110914

muted

#807B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8736BD

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

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