#8836BF#8836BF

#8836BF is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.116; OKLCH L 51.4% C 0.206 H 308.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.31:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8836BF
RGB	rgb(136, 54, 191)
HSL	hsl(276, 56%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(276, 72%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(28.8%, 71.7%, 0%, 25.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.63, 57.58, -57.10)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.63, 81.09, 315.24°)
OKLab	oklab(51.38% 0.1267 -0.162)
OKLCH	oklch(51.38% 0.206 308)
XYZ	xyz(20.8745, 11.6345, 50.4261)
Luminance	0.1163 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8836BF #6DBF36

analogous

#4336BF #8836BF #BF36B1

triadic

#8836BF #BF8836 #36BF88

tetradic

#8836BF #BF4336 #6DBF36 #36B1BF

square

#8836BF #BF4336 #6DBF36 #36B1BF

split-complementary

#8836BF #B1BF36 #36BF43

monochromatic

#441B60 #66298F #8836BF #A460D2 #C090E0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.31

#8836BF on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.33

#8836BF on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8836BF

6.31:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8836BF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8836BF	1.00	6.31	3.33	6.31
#FFFFFF	6.31	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.33	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.31	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005DC3

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0B61BC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#7F5577

Achromatopsia (no color)

#606060

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8836bf;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(136, 54, 191);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.4% 0.206 308.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#af74d3',
    500: '#8836bf',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8836bf;
$custom-light: #af74d3;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8836bf",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 136,
    "g": 54,
    "b": 191
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 275.912,
    "s": 55.918,
    "l": 48.039
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51378,
    "c": 0.20564,
    "h": 308
  },
  "luminance": 0.11634
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8836BF

secondary

#A2CA87

accent

#DF4985

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EDFA

border

#D0C8D3

text

#110914

muted

#807B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8836BF

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

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