#823EA5#823EA5

#823EA5 is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.109; OKLCH L 49.8% C 0.166 H 312.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.60:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#823EA5
RGB	rgb(130, 62, 165)
HSL	hsl(280, 45%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(280, 62%, 65%)
CMYK	cmyk(21.2%, 62.4%, 0%, 35.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.43, 46.73, -43.70)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.43, 63.98, 316.91°)
OKLab	oklab(49.79% 0.112 -0.1229)
OKLCH	oklch(49.79% 0.166 312.3)
XYZ	xyz(17.7189, 10.9081, 36.7621)
Luminance	0.1091 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#823EA5 #61A53E

analogous

#4F3EA5 #823EA5 #A53E94

triadic

#823EA5 #A5823E #3EA582

tetradic

#823EA5 #A54F3E #61A53E #3E94A5

square

#823EA5 #A54F3E #61A53E #3E94A5

split-complementary

#823EA5 #94A53E #3EA54F

monochromatic

#3C1D4C #5F2D79 #823EA5 #A05EC2 #BA8AD3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.60

#823EA5 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.18

#823EA5 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #823EA5

6.60:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##823EA5	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##823EA5	1.00	6.60	3.18	6.60
#FFFFFF	6.60	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.18	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.60	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#1559A8

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#375EA3

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#7E516C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5D5D5D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #823ea5;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(130, 62, 165);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.8% 0.166 312.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#a977c0',
    500: '#823ea5',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #823ea5;
$custom-light: #a977c0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#823ea5",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 130,
    "g": 62,
    "b": 165
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 279.612,
    "s": 45.374,
    "l": 44.51
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49791,
    "c": 0.16626,
    "h": 312.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.10908
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#823EA5

secondary

#96BE81

accent

#D5537F

background

#FAF7FB

surface

#F4EDF7

border

#CEC8D0

text

#100912

muted

#7F7B81

Preview Lab

Preview with #823EA5

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

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