#831A9E#831A9E

#831A9E is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.080; OKLCH L 45.8% C 0.202 H 317.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.06:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#831A9E
RGB	rgb(131, 26, 158)
HSL	hsl(288, 72%, 36%)
HSV	hsv(288, 84%, 62%)
CMYK	cmyk(17.1%, 83.5%, 0%, 38%)
CIE-LAB	lab(34.05, 59.76, -48.12)
CIE-LCH	lch(34.05, 76.72, 321.16°)
OKLab	oklab(45.84% 0.1502 -0.1356)
OKLCH	oklch(45.84% 0.202 317.9)
XYZ	xyz(15.9001, 8.0335, 33.0542)
Luminance	0.0803 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#831A9E #359E1A

analogous

#411A9E #831A9E #9E1A77

triadic

#831A9E #9E831A #1A9E83

tetradic

#831A9E #9E411A #359E1A #1A779E

square

#831A9E #9E411A #359E1A #1A779E

split-complementary

#831A9E #779E1A #1A9E41

monochromatic

#2C0935 #571169 #831A9E #AF23D3 #C450E2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.06

#831A9E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.61

#831A9E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #831A9E

8.06:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##831A9E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##831A9E	1.00	8.06	2.61	8.06
#FFFFFF	8.06	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.61	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.06	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#004AA1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#20539B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#823A5E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#505050

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #831a9e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(131, 26, 158);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.8% 0.202 317.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ab66bb',
    500: '#831a9e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #831a9e;
$custom-light: #ab66bb;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#831a9e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 131,
    "g": 26,
    "b": 158
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 287.727,
    "s": 71.739,
    "l": 36.078
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.45839,
    "c": 0.20234,
    "h": 317.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.08033
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#831A9E

secondary

#67C54F

accent

#EE395E

background

#FBF6FB

surface

#F6EBF6

border

#D0C6D0

text

#110712

muted

#807A81

Preview Lab

Preview with #831A9E

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

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