#83238D#83238D

#83238D is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.080; OKLCH L 45.4% C 0.179 H 323.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.11:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#83238D
RGB	rgb(131, 35, 141)
HSL	hsl(294, 60%, 35%)
HSV	hsv(294, 75%, 55%)
CMYK	cmyk(7.1%, 75.2%, 0%, 44.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(33.88, 53.80, -38.00)
CIE-LCH	lch(33.88, 65.86, 324.76°)
OKLab	oklab(45.36% 0.1448 -0.106)
OKLCH	oklch(45.36% 0.179 323.8)
XYZ	xyz(14.7684, 7.9514, 25.9510)
Luminance	0.0795 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#83238D #2D8D23

analogous

#4E238D #83238D #8D2362

triadic

#83238D #8D8323 #238D83

tetradic

#83238D #8D4E23 #2D8D23 #23628D

square

#83238D #8D4E23 #2D8D23 #23628D

split-complementary

#83238D #628D23 #238D4E

monochromatic

#280B2B #55175C #83238D #B12FBE #C955D5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.11

#83238D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.59

#83238D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #83238D

8.11:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##83238D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##83238D	1.00	8.11	2.59	8.11
#FFFFFF	8.11	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.59	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.11	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#004890

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#36538A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#853656

Achromatopsia (no color)

#505050

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #83238d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(131, 35, 141);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.4% 0.179 323.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#aa69af',
    500: '#83238d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #83238d;
$custom-light: #aa69af;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#83238d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 131,
    "g": 35,
    "b": 141
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 294.34,
    "s": 60.227,
    "l": 34.51
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.45356,
    "c": 0.17948,
    "h": 323.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.0795
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#83238D

secondary

#5CB953

accent

#E34453

background

#FAF6FA

surface

#F4EBF4

border

#CEC6CE

text

#100710

muted

#7F7A7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #83238D

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

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