#8836BB#8836BB

#8836BB is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.115; OKLCH L 51.1% C 0.202 H 309.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.38:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8836BB
RGB	rgb(136, 54, 187)
HSL	hsl(277, 55%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(277, 71%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(27.3%, 71.1%, 0%, 26.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.35, 56.69, -55.21)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.35, 79.14, 315.76°)
OKLab	oklab(51.09% 0.1273 -0.1564)
OKLCH	oklch(51.09% 0.202 309.1)
XYZ	xyz(20.4403, 11.4608, 48.1394)
Luminance	0.1146 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8836BB #69BB36

analogous

#4536BB #8836BB #BB36AC

triadic

#8836BB #BB8836 #36BB88

tetradic

#8836BB #BB4536 #69BB36 #36ACBB

square

#8836BB #BB4536 #69BB36 #36ACBB

split-complementary

#8836BB #ACBB36 #36BB45

monochromatic

#431B5C #65288C #8836BB #A45ED0 #BF8DDE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.38

#8836BB on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.29

#8836BB on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8836BB

6.38:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8836BB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8836BB	1.00	6.38	3.29	6.38
#FFFFFF	6.38	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.29	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.38	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005CBF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#1860B8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#805475

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5F5F5F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8836bb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(136, 54, 187);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.1% 0.202 309.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#af74d0',
    500: '#8836bb',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8836bb;
$custom-light: #af74d0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8836bb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 136,
    "g": 54,
    "b": 187
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 276.992,
    "s": 55.187,
    "l": 47.255
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51087,
    "c": 0.20167,
    "h": 309.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.1146
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8836BB

secondary

#9EC984

accent

#DF4983

background

#FBF7FC

surface

#F6EDF9

border

#D0C8D2

text

#110914

muted

#807B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8836BB

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

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