#8836C2#8836C2

#8836C2 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.118; OKLCH L 51.6% C 0.209 H 307.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.26:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8836C2
RGB	rgb(136, 54, 194)
HSL	hsl(275, 56%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(275, 72%, 76%)
CMYK	cmyk(29.9%, 72.2%, 0%, 23.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.84, 58.25, -58.51)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.84, 82.56, 314.87°)
OKLab	oklab(51.6% 0.1262 -0.1661)
OKLCH	oklch(51.6% 0.209 307.2)
XYZ	xyz(21.2080, 11.7679, 52.1827)
Luminance	0.1177 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8836C2 #70C236

analogous

#4236C2 #8836C2 #C236B6

triadic

#8836C2 #C28836 #36C288

tetradic

#8836C2 #C24236 #70C236 #36B6C2

square

#8836C2 #C24236 #70C236 #36B6C2

split-complementary

#8836C2 #B6C236 #36C242

monochromatic

#451B62 #662992 #8836C2 #A462D3 #C092E1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.26

#8836C2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.35

#8836C2 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8836C2

6.26:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8836C2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8836C2	1.00	6.26	3.35	6.26
#FFFFFF	6.26	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.35	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.26	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005EC6

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0061BF

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#7E5779

Achromatopsia (no color)

#606060

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8836c2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(136, 54, 194);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.6% 0.209 307.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b074d5',
    500: '#8836c2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8836c2;
$custom-light: #b074d5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8836c2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 136,
    "g": 54,
    "b": 194
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 275.143,
    "s": 56.452,
    "l": 48.627
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51599,
    "c": 0.20861,
    "h": 307.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.11768
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8836C2

secondary

#A4CC88

accent

#E04887

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EDFA

border

#D0C8D3

text

#110914

muted

#807B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8836C2

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

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