#8736BE#8736BE

#8736BE is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.115; OKLCH L 51.2% C 0.204 H 307.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.36:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8736BE
RGB	rgb(135, 54, 190)
HSL	hsl(276, 56%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(276, 72%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(28.9%, 71.6%, 0%, 25.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.42, 57.16, -56.86)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.42, 80.62, 315.15°)
OKLab	oklab(51.18% 0.1255 -0.1613)
OKLCH	oklch(51.18% 0.204 307.9)
XYZ	xyz(20.6032, 11.5072, 49.8410)
Luminance	0.1151 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8736BE #6DBE36

analogous

#4336BE #8736BE #BE36B1

triadic

#8736BE #BE8736 #36BE87

tetradic

#8736BE #BE4336 #6DBE36 #36B1BE

square

#8736BE #BE4336 #6DBE36 #36B1BE

split-complementary

#8736BE #B1BE36 #36BE43

monochromatic

#431B5F #65288E #8736BE #A460D2 #BF8FDF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.36

#8736BE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.30

#8736BE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8736BE

6.36:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8736BE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8736BE	1.00	6.36	3.30	6.36
#FFFFFF	6.36	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.30	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.36	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005CC2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0B60BB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#7E5577

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5F5F5F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8736be;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(135, 54, 190);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.2% 0.204 307.9);

Tailwind

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

SCSS

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

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8736be",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 135,
    "g": 54,
    "b": 190
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 275.735,
    "s": 55.738,
    "l": 47.843
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5118,
    "c": 0.20437,
    "h": 307.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.11507
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8736BE

secondary

#A1CA86

accent

#DF4986

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EDFA

border

#D0C8D3

text

#110914

muted

#807B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8736BE

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

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