#83238A#83238A

#83238A is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.079; OKLCH L 45.2% C 0.177 H 325.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.16:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#83238A
RGB	rgb(131, 35, 138)
HSL	hsl(296, 60%, 34%)
HSV	hsv(296, 75%, 54%)
CMYK	cmyk(5.1%, 74.6%, 0%, 45.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(33.70, 53.25, -36.44)
CIE-LCH	lch(33.70, 64.53, 325.61°)
OKLab	oklab(45.16% 0.145 -0.1014)
OKLCH	oklch(45.16% 0.177 325)
XYZ	xyz(14.5482, 7.8633, 24.7913)
Luminance	0.0786 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#83238A #2A8A23

analogous

#50238A #83238A #8A235E

triadic

#83238A #8A8323 #238A83

tetradic

#83238A #8A5023 #2A8A23 #235E8A

square

#83238A #8A5023 #2A8A23 #235E8A

split-complementary

#83238A #5E8A23 #238A50

monochromatic

#260A28 #551759 #83238A #B12FBB #CB54D4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.16

#83238A on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.57

#83238A on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #83238A

8.16:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##83238A	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##83238A	1.00	8.16	2.57	8.16
#FFFFFF	8.16	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.57	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.16	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#01488D

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#385388

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#863555

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4F4F4F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #83238a;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(131, 35, 138);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.2% 0.177 325.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#aa68ad',
    500: '#83238a',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #83238a;
$custom-light: #aa68ad;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#83238a",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 131,
    "g": 35,
    "b": 138
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 295.922,
    "s": 59.538,
    "l": 33.922
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.45164,
    "c": 0.17694,
    "h": 325
  },
  "luminance": 0.07862
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#83238A

secondary

#58B751

accent

#E34550

background

#FAF6FA

surface

#F4EBF4

border

#CEC6CE

text

#100710

muted

#7F7A7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #83238A

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

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