#8836CB#8836CB

#8836CB is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.122; OKLCH L 52.3% C 0.218 H 304.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.11:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8836CB
RGB	rgb(136, 54, 203)
HSL	hsl(273, 59%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(273, 73%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(33%, 73.4%, 0%, 20.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.51, 60.27, -62.66)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.51, 86.95, 313.89°)
OKLab	oklab(52.28% 0.1246 -0.1783)
OKLCH	oklch(52.28% 0.218 304.9)
XYZ	xyz(22.2496, 12.1845, 57.6680)
Luminance	0.1218 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8836CB #79CB36

analogous

#3D36CB #8836CB #CB36C3

triadic

#8836CB #CB8836 #36CB88

tetradic

#8836CB #CB3D36 #79CB36 #36C3CB

square

#8836CB #CB3D36 #79CB36 #36C3CB

split-complementary

#8836CB #C3CB36 #36CB3D

monochromatic

#471C6B #68289C #8836CB #A567D8 #C297E4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.11

#8836CB on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.44

#8836CB on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8836CB

6.11:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8836CB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8836CB	1.00	6.11	3.44	6.11
#FFFFFF	6.11	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.44	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.11	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0060CF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0062C8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#7B5A7E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#626262

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8836cb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(136, 54, 203);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.3% 0.218 304.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b075dc',
    500: '#8836cb',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8836cb;
$custom-light: #b075dc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8836cb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 136,
    "g": 54,
    "b": 203
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 273.02,
    "s": 58.893,
    "l": 50.392
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52277,
    "c": 0.21754,
    "h": 304.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.12184
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8836CB

secondary

#ABD08D

accent

#E2468C

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EDFB

border

#D0C8D4

text

#110915

muted

#807B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8836CB

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

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