#936CEA#936CEA
#936CEA is a light, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.229; OKLCH L 62.9% C 0.183 H 294.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.57:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #936CEA |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(147, 108, 234) |
| HSL | hsl(259, 75%, 67%) |
| HSV | hsv(259, 54%, 92%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(37.2%, 53.8%, 0%, 8.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(54.94, 42.95, -58.57) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(54.94, 72.63, 306.25°) |
| OKLab | oklab(62.94% 0.077 -0.1661) |
| OKLCH | oklch(62.94% 0.183 294.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(32.2426, 22.8680, 80.5412) |
| Luminance | 0.2287 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Mediumpurple
#9370DB
ΔE00 2.61
Mediumslateblue
#7B68EE
ΔE00 4.63
Lighter Purple
#A55AF4
ΔE00 5.16
Light Urple
#B36FF6
ΔE00 5.98
Purpley
#8756E4
ΔE00 6.54
Lightish Purple
#A552E6
ΔE00 6.96
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#936CEA #C3EA6C
analogous
#6C84EA #936CEA #D26CEA
triadic
#936CEA #EA936C #6CEA93
tetradic
#936CEA #EA6C84 #C3EA6C #6CEAD2
square
#936CEA #EA6C84 #C3EA6C #6CEAD2
split-complementary
#936CEA #EAD26C #84EA6C
monochromatic
#4E1BC0 #6C36E2 #936CEA #BAA2F2 #E2D7F9
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.77
#936CEA on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.57
#936CEA on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #936CEA
5.57:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##936CEA | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##936CEA | 1.00 | 3.77 | 5.57 | 5.57 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.77 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.57 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.57 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#3385EE
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#3E82E7
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#7E86A1
Achromatopsia (no color)
#838383
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #936cea; /* rgb */ color: rgb(147, 108, 234); /* oklch */ color: oklch(62.9% 0.183 294.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b797f1',
500: '#936cea',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #936cea; $custom-light: #b797f1; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#936cea",
"rgb": {
"r": 147,
"g": 108,
"b": 234
},
"hsl": {
"h": 258.571,
"s": 75,
"l": 67.059
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.62938,
"c": 0.18305,
"h": 294.9
},
"luminance": 0.22869
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#936CEA
secondary
#E1EDC5
accent
#D70E99
background
#FBF9FE
surface
#F6F2FD
border
#D0CCD5
text
#120D17
muted
#817E85