#83238C#83238C

#83238C is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.079; OKLCH L 45.3% C 0.179 H 324.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.13:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#83238C
RGB	rgb(131, 35, 140)
HSL	hsl(295, 60%, 34%)
HSV	hsv(295, 75%, 55%)
CMYK	cmyk(6.4%, 75%, 0%, 45.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(33.82, 53.62, -37.48)
CIE-LCH	lch(33.82, 65.42, 325.04°)
OKLab	oklab(45.29% 0.1449 -0.1045)
OKLCH	oklch(45.29% 0.179 324.2)
XYZ	xyz(14.6943, 7.9217, 25.5609)
Luminance	0.0792 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#83238C #2C8C23

analogous

#4F238C #83238C #8C2361

triadic

#83238C #8C8323 #238C83

tetradic

#83238C #8C4F23 #2C8C23 #23618C

square

#83238C #8C4F23 #2C8C23 #23618C

split-complementary

#83238C #618C23 #238C4F

monochromatic

#270B2A #55175B #83238C #B12FBD #CA55D4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.13

#83238C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.58

#83238C on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #83238C

8.13:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##83238C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##83238C	1.00	8.13	2.58	8.13
#FFFFFF	8.13	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.58	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.13	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#00488F

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#375389

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#863656

Achromatopsia (no color)

#505050

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #83238c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(131, 35, 140);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.3% 0.179 324.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#aa69ae',
    500: '#83238c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #83238c;
$custom-light: #aa69ae;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#83238c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 131,
    "g": 35,
    "b": 140
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 294.857,
    "s": 60,
    "l": 34.314
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.45291,
    "c": 0.17863,
    "h": 324.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.07921
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#83238C

secondary

#5BB852

accent

#E34552

background

#FAF6FA

surface

#F4EBF4

border

#CEC6CE

text

#100710

muted

#7F7A7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #83238C

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

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