#833B8F#833B8F
#833B8F is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.099; OKLCH L 48.2% C 0.148 H 321.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.03:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #833B8F |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(131, 59, 143) |
| HSL | hsl(291, 42%, 40%) |
| HSV | hsv(291, 59%, 56%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(8.4%, 58.7%, 0%, 43.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(37.73, 43.80, -33.11) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(37.73, 54.91, 322.91°) |
| OKLab | oklab(48.17% 0.1165 -0.0919) |
| OKLCH | oklch(48.17% 0.148 321.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(15.8814, 9.9372, 27.0628) |
| Luminance | 0.0994 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Warm Purple
#952E8F
ΔE00 4.04
Light Eggplant
#894585
ΔE00 4.57
Medium Purple
#9E43A2
ΔE00 6.14
Purple (survey)
#7E1E9C
ΔE00 6.38
Purply
#983FB2
ΔE00 6.65
Barney Purple
#A00498
ΔE00 6.89
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#833B8F #478F3B
analogous
#593B8F #833B8F #8F3B71
triadic
#833B8F #8F833B #3B8F83
tetradic
#833B8F #8F593B #478F3B #3B718F
square
#833B8F #8F593B #478F3B #3B718F
split-complementary
#833B8F #718F3B #3B8F59
monochromatic
#341738 #5B2964 #833B8F #A850B7 #BE7CC9
Accessibility & contrast
On white
7.03
#833B8F on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.99
#833B8F on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #833B8F
7.03:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##833B8F | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##833B8F | 1.00 | 7.03 | 2.99 | 7.03 |
| #FFFFFF | 7.03 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 7.03 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#2B5492
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#445C8D
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#84475F
Achromatopsia (no color)
#595959
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #833b8f; /* rgb */ color: rgb(131, 59, 143); /* oklch */ color: oklch(48.2% 0.148 321.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#a975b0',
500: '#833b8f',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #833b8f; $custom-light: #a975b0; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#833b8f",
"rgb": {
"r": 131,
"g": 59,
"b": 143
},
"hsl": {
"h": 291.429,
"s": 41.584,
"l": 39.608
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.48172,
"c": 0.14844,
"h": 321.7
},
"luminance": 0.09936
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#833B8F
secondary
#7CB273
accent
#D15668
background
#FAF7FA
surface
#F4EDF5
border
#CEC8CF
text
#100910
muted
#7F7B7F