#8736CD#8736CD

#8736CD is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.122; OKLCH L 52.3% C 0.219 H 304.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.11:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8736CD
RGB	rgb(135, 54, 205)
HSL	hsl(272, 60%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(272, 74%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(34.1%, 73.7%, 0%, 19.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.53, 60.55, -63.80)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.53, 87.95, 313.50°)
OKLab	oklab(52.31% 0.1229 -0.1817)
OKLCH	oklch(52.31% 0.219 304.1)
XYZ	xyz(22.3277, 12.1971, 58.9238)
Luminance	0.1220 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8736CD #7CCD36

analogous

#3B36CD #8736CD #CD36C8

triadic

#8736CD #CD8736 #36CD87

tetradic

#8736CD #CD3B36 #7CCD36 #36C8CD

square

#8736CD #CD3B36 #7CCD36 #36C8CD

split-complementary

#8736CD #C8CD36 #36CD3B

monochromatic

#471B6D #67279E #8736CD #A467D9 #C298E5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.11

#8736CD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.44

#8736CD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8736CD

6.11:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8736CD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8736CD	1.00	6.11	3.44	6.11
#FFFFFF	6.11	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.44	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.11	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0060D1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0062CA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#795B7F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#626262

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8736cd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(135, 54, 205);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.3% 0.219 304.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b075dd',
    500: '#8736cd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8736cd;
$custom-light: #b075dd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8736cd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 135,
    "g": 54,
    "b": 205
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 272.185,
    "s": 60.159,
    "l": 50.784
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5231,
    "c": 0.21931,
    "h": 304.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.12197
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8736CD

secondary

#ADD18E

accent

#E3448E

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EDFB

border

#D0C8D4

text

#110915

muted

#807B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8736CD

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

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