#833BB8#833BB8
#833BB8 is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.114; OKLCH L 50.8% C 0.191 H 307.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.40:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #833BB8 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(131, 59, 184) |
| HSL | hsl(275, 51%, 48%) |
| HSV | hsv(275, 68%, 72%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(28.8%, 67.9%, 0%, 27.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(40.27, 52.73, -53.61) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(40.27, 75.19, 314.53°) |
| OKLab | oklab(50.82% 0.1157 -0.1519) |
| OKLCH | oklch(50.82% 0.191 307.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(19.5739, 11.4142, 46.5101) |
| Luminance | 0.1141 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Darkorchid
#9932CC
ΔE00 4.36
Purply
#983FB2
ΔE00 4.89
Blueviolet
#8A2BE2
ΔE00 5.89
Darkviolet
#9400D3
ΔE00 5.92
Royal Purple
#7851A9
ΔE00 6.15
Purple (survey)
#7E1E9C
ΔE00 6.76
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#833BB8 #70B83B
analogous
#453BB8 #833BB8 #B83BAE
triadic
#833BB8 #B8833B #3BB883
tetradic
#833BB8 #B8453B #70B83B #3BAEB8
square
#833BB8 #B8453B #70B83B #3BAEB8
split-complementary
#833BB8 #AEB83B #3BB845
monochromatic
#411D5B #622C8A #833BB8 #A063CD #BC92DC
Accessibility & contrast
On white
6.40
#833BB8 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.28
#833BB8 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #833BB8
6.40:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##833BB8 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##833BB8 | 1.00 | 6.40 | 3.28 | 6.40 |
| #FFFFFF | 6.40 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.28 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 6.40 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#005CBC
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#1C60B5
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#7A5675
Achromatopsia (no color)
#5F5F5F
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #833bb8; /* rgb */ color: rgb(131, 59, 184); /* oklch */ color: oklch(50.8% 0.191 307.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ab76ce',
500: '#833bb8',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #833bb8; $custom-light: #ab76ce; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#833bb8",
"rgb": {
"r": 131,
"g": 59,
"b": 184
},
"hsl": {
"h": 274.56,
"s": 51.44,
"l": 47.647
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.50824,
"c": 0.19093,
"h": 307.3
},
"luminance": 0.11414
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#833BB8
secondary
#A3C788
accent
#DB4D89
background
#FAF7FC
surface
#F5EDF9
border
#CFC8D2
text
#110914
muted
#807B82