#8736C9#8736C9

#8736C9 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.120; OKLCH L 52.0% C 0.215 H 305.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.17:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8736C9
RGB	rgb(135, 54, 201)
HSL	hsl(273, 58%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(273, 73%, 79%)
CMYK	cmyk(32.8%, 73.1%, 0%, 21.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.23, 59.64, -61.97)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.23, 86.00, 313.90°)
OKLab	oklab(52% 0.1236 -0.1763)
OKLCH	oklch(52% 0.215 305)
XYZ	xyz(21.8511, 12.0064, 56.4133)
Luminance	0.1201 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8736C9 #78C936

analogous

#3D36C9 #8736C9 #C936C2

triadic

#8736C9 #C98736 #36C987

tetradic

#8736C9 #C93D36 #78C936 #36C2C9

square

#8736C9 #C93D36 #78C936 #36C2C9

split-complementary

#8736C9 #C2C936 #36C93D

monochromatic

#461C69 #672999 #8736C9 #A466D6 #C196E3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.17

#8736C9 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.40

#8736C9 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8736C9

6.17:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8736C9	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8736C9	1.00	6.17	3.40	6.17
#FFFFFF	6.17	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.40	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.17	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005FCD

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0061C6

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#7B5A7D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#616161

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8736c9;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(135, 54, 201);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.0% 0.215 305.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#af75da',
    500: '#8736c9',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8736c9;
$custom-light: #af75da;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8736c9",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 135,
    "g": 54,
    "b": 201
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 273.061,
    "s": 57.647,
    "l": 50
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52003,
    "c": 0.21533,
    "h": 305
  },
  "luminance": 0.12006
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8736C9

secondary

#AACE8C

accent

#E1478C

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EDFB

border

#D0C8D4

text

#110915

muted

#807B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8736C9

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

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