#833AB9#833AB9
#833AB9 is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.114; OKLCH L 50.8% C 0.193 H 307.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.42:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #833AB9 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(131, 58, 185) |
| HSL | hsl(274, 52%, 48%) |
| HSV | hsv(274, 69%, 73%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(29.2%, 68.6%, 0%, 27.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(40.17, 53.42, -54.35) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(40.17, 76.21, 314.51°) |
| OKLab | oklab(50.78% 0.1167 -0.1541) |
| OKLCH | oklch(50.78% 0.193 307.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(19.6282, 11.3544, 47.0471) |
| Luminance | 0.1135 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Darkorchid
#9932CC
ΔE00 4.28
Purply
#983FB2
ΔE00 5.03
Blueviolet
#8A2BE2
ΔE00 5.70
Darkviolet
#9400D3
ΔE00 5.71
Royal Purple
#7851A9
ΔE00 6.36
Purple (survey)
#7E1E9C
ΔE00 6.72
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#833AB9 #70B93A
analogous
#433AB9 #833AB9 #B93AAF
triadic
#833AB9 #B9833A #3AB983
tetradic
#833AB9 #B9433A #70B93A #3AAFB9
square
#833AB9 #B9433A #70B93A #3AAFB9
split-complementary
#833AB9 #AFB93A #3AB943
monochromatic
#411D5C #622B8A #833AB9 #A062CE #BC91DC
Accessibility & contrast
On white
6.42
#833AB9 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.27
#833AB9 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #833AB9
6.42:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##833AB9 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##833AB9 | 1.00 | 6.42 | 3.27 | 6.42 |
| #FFFFFF | 6.42 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.27 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 6.42 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#005CBD
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#185FB6
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#7A5675
Achromatopsia (no color)
#5F5F5F
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #833ab9; /* rgb */ color: rgb(131, 58, 185); /* oklch */ color: oklch(50.8% 0.193 307.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ab76cf',
500: '#833ab9',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #833ab9; $custom-light: #ab76cf; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#833ab9",
"rgb": {
"r": 131,
"g": 58,
"b": 185
},
"hsl": {
"h": 274.488,
"s": 52.263,
"l": 47.647
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.50775,
"c": 0.19327,
"h": 307.1
},
"luminance": 0.11354
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#833AB9
secondary
#A3C787
accent
#DC4C89
background
#FAF7FC
surface
#F5EDF9
border
#CFC8D2
text
#110914
muted
#807B82