#B836C2#B836C2
#B836C2 is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.167; OKLCH L 58.1% C 0.226 H 324.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.83:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B836C2 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(184, 54, 194) |
| HSL | hsl(296, 56%, 49%) |
| HSV | hsv(296, 72%, 76%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(5.2%, 72.2%, 0%, 23.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(47.91, 68.03, -46.77) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(47.91, 82.56, 325.49°) |
| OKLab | oklab(58.06% 0.185 -0.1302) |
| OKLCH | oklch(58.06% 0.226 324.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(30.8232, 16.7257, 52.6334) |
| Luminance | 0.1672 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Purpley Pink
#C83CB9
ΔE00 4.53
Barney
#AC1DB8
ΔE00 4.81
Purply
#983FB2
ΔE00 5.85
Ugly Purple
#A442A0
ΔE00 6.09
Purple Pink
#D725DE
ΔE00 6.09
Medium Purple
#9E43A2
ΔE00 6.22
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B836C2 #40C236
analogous
#7236C2 #B836C2 #C23686
triadic
#B836C2 #C2B836 #36C2B8
tetradic
#B836C2 #C27236 #40C236 #3686C2
square
#B836C2 #C27236 #40C236 #3686C2
split-complementary
#B836C2 #86C236 #36C272
monochromatic
#5D1B62 #8B2992 #B836C2 #CB62D3 #DB92E1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.83
#B836C2 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.34
#B836C2 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #B836C2
4.83:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B836C2 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B836C2 | 1.00 | 4.83 | 4.34 | 4.83 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.83 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 4.34 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 4.83 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#0468C6
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#5277BF
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#BC4E79
Achromatopsia (no color)
#727272
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b836c2; /* rgb */ color: rgb(184, 54, 194); /* oklch */ color: oklch(58.1% 0.226 324.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d17ad5',
500: '#b836c2',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b836c2; $custom-light: #d17ad5; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b836c2",
"rgb": {
"r": 184,
"g": 54,
"b": 194
},
"hsl": {
"h": 295.714,
"s": 56.452,
"l": 48.627
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.58062,
"c": 0.22621,
"h": 324.9
},
"luminance": 0.16724
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B836C2
secondary
#8DCC88
accent
#E04853
background
#FDF7FD
surface
#FAEEFA
border
#D3C9D3
text
#150A14
muted
#837C83