#833AB4#833AB4

#833AB4 is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.111; OKLCH L 50.4% C 0.188 H 308.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.50:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#833AB4
RGB	rgb(131, 58, 180)
HSL	hsl(276, 51%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(276, 68%, 71%)
CMYK	cmyk(27.2%, 67.8%, 0%, 29.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.83, 52.28, -51.96)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.83, 73.71, 315.18°)
OKLab	oklab(50.42% 0.1172 -0.147)
OKLCH	oklch(50.42% 0.188 308.6)
XYZ	xyz(19.1097, 11.1470, 44.3161)
Luminance	0.1115 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#833AB4 #6BB43A

analogous

#463AB4 #833AB4 #B43AA8

triadic

#833AB4 #B4833A #3AB483

tetradic

#833AB4 #B4463A #6BB43A #3AA8B4

square

#833AB4 #B4463A #6BB43A #3AA8B4

split-complementary

#833AB4 #A8B43A #3AB446

monochromatic

#401C57 #612B86 #833AB4 #A060CC #BC8EDB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.50

#833AB4 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.23

#833AB4 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #833AB4

6.50:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##833AB4	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##833AB4	1.00	6.50	3.23	6.50
#FFFFFF	6.50	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.23	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.50	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005BB8

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#225FB1

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#7C5472

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5E5E5E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #833ab4;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(131, 58, 180);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.4% 0.188 308.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ab76cb',
    500: '#833ab4',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #833ab4;
$custom-light: #ab76cb;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#833ab4",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 131,
    "g": 58,
    "b": 180
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 275.902,
    "s": 51.261,
    "l": 46.667
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5042,
    "c": 0.18805,
    "h": 308.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.11147
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#833AB4

secondary

#9FC585

accent

#DB4D86

background

#FAF7FC

surface

#F5EDF9

border

#CFC8D2

text

#100913

muted

#7F7B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #833AB4

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

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