#831AB4#831AB4

#831AB4 is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.089; OKLCH L 47.5% C 0.221 H 311.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.58:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#831AB4
RGB	rgb(131, 26, 180)
HSL	hsl(281, 75%, 40%)
HSV	hsv(281, 86%, 71%)
CMYK	cmyk(27.2%, 85.6%, 0%, 29.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.71, 64.05, -58.63)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.71, 86.83, 317.53°)
OKLab	oklab(47.52% 0.1451 -0.1664)
OKLCH	oklch(47.52% 0.221 311.1)
XYZ	xyz(17.9661, 8.8598, 43.9349)
Luminance	0.0886 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#831AB4 #4BB41A

analogous

#361AB4 #831AB4 #B41A98

triadic

#831AB4 #B4831A #1AB483

tetradic

#831AB4 #B4361A #4BB41A #1A98B4

square

#831AB4 #B4361A #4BB41A #1A98B4

split-complementary

#831AB4 #98B41A #1AB436

monochromatic

#350B49 #5C127F #831AB4 #A72BE0 #BD60E8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.58

#831AB4 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.77

#831AB4 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #831AB4

7.58:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##831AB4	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##831AB4	1.00	7.58	2.77	7.58
#FFFFFF	7.58	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.77	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.58	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0050B8

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0056B1

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#7C456B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#545454

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #831ab4;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(131, 26, 180);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.5% 0.221 311.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ad67cb',
    500: '#831ab4',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #831ab4;
$custom-light: #ad67cb;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#831ab4",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 131,
    "g": 26,
    "b": 180
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 280.909,
    "s": 74.757,
    "l": 40.392
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.47517,
    "c": 0.2208,
    "h": 311.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.08859
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#831AB4

secondary

#81CC5D

accent

#F13672

background

#FBF6FC

surface

#F6EBF9

border

#D0C6D2

text

#110713

muted

#807A82

Preview Lab

Preview with #831AB4

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

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