#8836BE#8836BE

#8836BE is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.116; OKLCH L 51.3% C 0.205 H 308.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.33:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8836BE
RGB	rgb(136, 54, 190)
HSL	hsl(276, 56%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(276, 72%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(28.4%, 71.6%, 0%, 25.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.56, 57.35, -56.63)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.56, 80.60, 315.36°)
OKLab	oklab(51.31% 0.1269 -0.1606)
OKLCH	oklch(51.31% 0.205 308.3)
XYZ	xyz(20.7649, 11.5906, 49.8485)
Luminance	0.1159 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8836BE #6CBE36

analogous

#4436BE #8836BE #BE36B0

triadic

#8836BE #BE8836 #36BE88

tetradic

#8836BE #BE4436 #6CBE36 #36B0BE

square

#8836BE #BE4436 #6CBE36 #36B0BE

split-complementary

#8836BE #B0BE36 #36BE44

monochromatic

#441B5F #66288E #8836BE #A460D2 #BF8FDF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.33

#8836BE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.32

#8836BE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8836BE

6.33:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8836BE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8836BE	1.00	6.33	3.32	6.33
#FFFFFF	6.33	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.32	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.33	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005DC2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0F60BB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#805577

Achromatopsia (no color)

#606060

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8836be;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(136, 54, 190);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.3% 0.205 308.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#af74d2',
    500: '#8836be',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8836be;
$custom-light: #af74d2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8836be",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 136,
    "g": 54,
    "b": 190
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 276.176,
    "s": 55.738,
    "l": 47.843
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51305,
    "c": 0.20464,
    "h": 308.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.1159
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8836BE

secondary

#A1CA86

accent

#DF4984

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EDFA

border

#D0C8D3

text

#110914

muted

#807B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8836BE

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

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