#8736C2#8736C2

#8736C2 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.117; OKLCH L 51.5% C 0.208 H 306.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.29:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8736C2
RGB	rgb(135, 54, 194)
HSL	hsl(275, 56%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(275, 72%, 76%)
CMYK	cmyk(30.4%, 72.2%, 0%, 23.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.71, 58.05, -58.73)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.71, 82.58, 314.67°)
OKLab	oklab(51.48% 0.1249 -0.1668)
OKLCH	oklch(51.48% 0.208 306.8)
XYZ	xyz(21.0464, 11.6845, 52.1751)
Luminance	0.1168 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8736C2 #71C236

analogous

#4136C2 #8736C2 #C236B7

triadic

#8736C2 #C28736 #36C287

tetradic

#8736C2 #C24136 #71C236 #36B7C2

square

#8736C2 #C24136 #71C236 #36B7C2

split-complementary

#8736C2 #B7C236 #36C241

monochromatic

#441B62 #662992 #8736C2 #A462D3 #BF92E1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.29

#8736C2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.34

#8736C2 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8736C2

6.29:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8736C2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8736C2	1.00	6.29	3.34	6.29
#FFFFFF	6.29	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.34	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.29	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005DC6

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0060BF

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#7D5779

Achromatopsia (no color)

#606060

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8736c2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(135, 54, 194);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.5% 0.208 306.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#af74d5',
    500: '#8736c2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8736c2;
$custom-light: #af74d5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8736c2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 135,
    "g": 54,
    "b": 194
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 274.714,
    "s": 56.452,
    "l": 48.627
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51475,
    "c": 0.20835,
    "h": 306.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.11684
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8736C2

secondary

#A5CC88

accent

#E04888

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EDFA

border

#D0C8D3

text

#110914

muted

#807B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8736C2

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

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