#8736BF#8736BF

#8736BF is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.116; OKLCH L 51.3% C 0.205 H 307.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.34:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8736BF
RGB	rgb(135, 54, 191)
HSL	hsl(275, 56%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(275, 72%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(29.3%, 71.7%, 0%, 25.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.49, 57.38, -57.33)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.49, 81.11, 315.03°)
OKLab	oklab(51.25% 0.1254 -0.1627)
OKLCH	oklch(51.25% 0.205 307.6)
XYZ	xyz(20.7128, 11.5511, 50.4185)
Luminance	0.1155 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8736BF #6EBF36

analogous

#4236BF #8736BF #BF36B2

triadic

#8736BF #BF8736 #36BF87

tetradic

#8736BF #BF4236 #6EBF36 #36B2BF

square

#8736BF #BF4236 #6EBF36 #36B2BF

split-complementary

#8736BF #B2BF36 #36BF42

monochromatic

#441B60 #65298F #8736BF #A360D2 #BF90E0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.34

#8736BF on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.31

#8736BF on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8736BF

6.34:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8736BF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8736BF	1.00	6.34	3.31	6.34
#FFFFFF	6.34	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.31	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.34	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005DC3

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0760BC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#7E5677

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5F5F5F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8736bf;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(135, 54, 191);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.3% 0.205 307.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#af74d3',
    500: '#8736bf',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8736bf;
$custom-light: #af74d3;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8736bf",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 135,
    "g": 54,
    "b": 191
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 275.474,
    "s": 55.918,
    "l": 48.039
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51253,
    "c": 0.20537,
    "h": 307.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.11551
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8736BF

secondary

#A2CA87

accent

#DF4986

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EDFA

border

#D0C8D3

text

#110914

muted

#807B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8736BF

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

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