#831B9F#831B9F

#831B9F is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.081; OKLCH L 46.0% C 0.202 H 317.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.01:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#831B9F
RGB	rgb(131, 27, 159)
HSL	hsl(287, 71%, 36%)
HSV	hsv(287, 83%, 62%)
CMYK	cmyk(17.6%, 83%, 0%, 37.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(34.22, 59.68, -48.46)
CIE-LCH	lch(34.22, 76.87, 320.92°)
OKLab	oklab(45.98% 0.1493 -0.1366)
OKLCH	oklch(45.98% 0.202 317.6)
XYZ	xyz(16.0091, 8.1131, 33.5169)
Luminance	0.0811 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#831B9F #379F1B

analogous

#411B9F #831B9F #9F1B79

triadic

#831B9F #9F831B #1B9F83

tetradic

#831B9F #9F411B #379F1B #1B799F

square

#831B9F #9F411B #379F1B #1B799F

split-complementary

#831B9F #799F1B #1B9F41

monochromatic

#2D0936 #58126B #831B9F #AE24D3 #C353E2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.01

#831B9F on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.62

#831B9F on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #831B9F

8.01:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##831B9F	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##831B9F	1.00	8.01	2.62	8.01
#FFFFFF	8.01	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.62	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.01	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#004AA2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#1F539C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#823B5F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#505050

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #831b9f;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(131, 27, 159);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.0% 0.202 317.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ab66bc',
    500: '#831b9f',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #831b9f;
$custom-light: #ab66bc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#831b9f",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 131,
    "g": 27,
    "b": 159
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 287.273,
    "s": 70.968,
    "l": 36.471
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.45977,
    "c": 0.20236,
    "h": 317.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.08112
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#831B9F

secondary

#6AC551

accent

#EE3A60

background

#FBF6FB

surface

#F6EBF6

border

#D0C6D0

text

#110712

muted

#807A81

Preview Lab

Preview with #831B9F

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

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