#831B8B#831B8B

#831B8B is a dark, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.075; OKLCH L 44.6% C 0.186 H 324.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.42:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#831B8B
RGB	rgb(131, 27, 139)
HSL	hsl(296, 67%, 33%)
HSV	hsv(296, 81%, 55%)
CMYK	cmyk(5.8%, 80.6%, 0%, 45.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(32.86, 56.01, -38.39)
CIE-LCH	lch(32.86, 67.90, 325.57°)
OKLab	oklab(44.59% 0.152 -0.1071)
OKLCH	oklch(44.59% 0.186 324.8)
XYZ	xyz(14.4118, 7.4742, 25.1047)
Luminance	0.0747 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#831B8B #238B1B

analogous

#4B1B8B #831B8B #8B1B5B

triadic

#831B8B #8B831B #1B8B83

tetradic

#831B8B #8B4B1B #238B1B #1B5B8B

square

#831B8B #8B4B1B #238B1B #1B5B8B

split-complementary

#831B8B #5B8B1B #1B8B4B

monochromatic

#220725 #531158 #831B8B #B325BE #D045DB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.42

#831B8B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.49

#831B8B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #831B8B

8.42:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##831B8B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##831B8B	1.00	8.42	2.49	8.42
#FFFFFF	8.42	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.49	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.42	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#00458E

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#345188

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#863153

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4D4D4D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #831b8b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(131, 27, 139);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(44.6% 0.186 324.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ab65ad',
    500: '#831b8b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #831b8b;
$custom-light: #ab65ad;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#831b8b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 131,
    "g": 27,
    "b": 139
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 295.714,
    "s": 67.47,
    "l": 32.549
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.44591,
    "c": 0.18595,
    "h": 324.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.07473
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#831B8B

secondary

#4EBC45

accent

#EA3D4A

background

#FAF6FA

surface

#F5EBF4

border

#CFC6CE

text

#100610

muted

#7F7A7F

Preview Lab

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