#8736C4#8736C4

#8736C4 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.118; OKLCH L 51.6% C 0.210 H 306.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.26:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8736C4
RGB	rgb(135, 54, 196)
HSL	hsl(274, 57%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(274, 72%, 77%)
CMYK	cmyk(31.1%, 72.4%, 0%, 23.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.86, 58.50, -59.66)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.86, 83.56, 314.44°)
OKLab	oklab(51.63% 0.1245 -0.1695)
OKLCH	oklch(51.63% 0.21 306.3)
XYZ	xyz(21.2725, 11.7750, 53.3660)
Luminance	0.1177 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8736C4 #73C436

analogous

#4036C4 #8736C4 #C436BA

triadic

#8736C4 #C48736 #36C487

tetradic

#8736C4 #C44036 #73C436 #36BAC4

square

#8736C4 #C44036 #73C436 #36BAC4

split-complementary

#8736C4 #BAC436 #36C440

monochromatic

#451C64 #662994 #8736C4 #A463D4 #C093E1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.26

#8736C4 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.36

#8736C4 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8736C4

6.26:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8736C4	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8736C4	1.00	6.26	3.36	6.26
#FFFFFF	6.26	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.36	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.26	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005EC8

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0061C1

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#7C587A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#606060

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8736c4;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(135, 54, 196);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.6% 0.210 306.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#af74d7',
    500: '#8736c4',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8736c4;
$custom-light: #af74d7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8736c4",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 135,
    "g": 54,
    "b": 196
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 274.225,
    "s": 56.8,
    "l": 49.02
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51625,
    "c": 0.21034,
    "h": 306.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.11775
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8736C4

secondary

#A6CC89

accent

#E04889

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EDFA

border

#D0C8D3

text

#110914

muted

#807B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8736C4

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

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