#8836BC#8836BC

#8836BC is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.115; OKLCH L 51.2% C 0.203 H 308.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.36:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8836BC
RGB	rgb(136, 54, 188)
HSL	hsl(277, 55%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(277, 71%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(27.7%, 71.3%, 0%, 26.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.42, 56.91, -55.69)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.42, 79.62, 315.62°)
OKLab	oklab(51.16% 0.1272 -0.1578)
OKLCH	oklch(51.16% 0.203 308.9)
XYZ	xyz(20.5478, 11.5038, 48.7052)
Luminance	0.1150 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8836BC #6ABC36

analogous

#4536BC #8836BC #BC36AD

triadic

#8836BC #BC8836 #36BC88

tetradic

#8836BC #BC4536 #6ABC36 #36ADBC

square

#8836BC #BC4536 #6ABC36 #36ADBC

split-complementary

#8836BC #ADBC36 #36BC45

monochromatic

#431B5D #66288C #8836BC #A45ED1 #BF8EDF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.36

#8836BC on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.30

#8836BC on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8836BC

6.36:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8836BC	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8836BC	1.00	6.36	3.30	6.36
#FFFFFF	6.36	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.30	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.36	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005CC0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#1560B9

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#805475

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5F5F5F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8836bc;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(136, 54, 188);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.2% 0.203 308.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#af74d1',
    500: '#8836bc',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8836bc;
$custom-light: #af74d1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8836bc",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 136,
    "g": 54,
    "b": 188
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 276.716,
    "s": 55.372,
    "l": 47.451
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5116,
    "c": 0.20265,
    "h": 308.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.11503
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8836BC

secondary

#9FC985

accent

#DF4983

background

#FBF7FC

surface

#F6EDF9

border

#D0C8D2

text

#110914

muted

#807B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8836BC

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

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