#833E8E#833E8E
#833E8E is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.102; OKLCH L 48.5% C 0.143 H 322.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.90:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #833E8E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(131, 62, 142) |
| HSL | hsl(292, 39%, 40%) |
| HSV | hsv(292, 56%, 56%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(7.7%, 56.3%, 0%, 44.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(38.24, 42.07, -31.69) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(38.24, 52.67, 323.01°) |
| OKLab | oklab(48.53% 0.1123 -0.0878) |
| OKLCH | oklch(48.53% 0.143 322) |
| XYZ | xyz(15.9647, 10.2243, 26.7185) |
| Luminance | 0.1022 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Light Eggplant
#894585
ΔE00 3.91
Warm Purple
#952E8F
ΔE00 4.31
Medium Purple
#9E43A2
ΔE00 5.95
Purply
#983FB2
ΔE00 6.77
Ugly Purple
#A442A0
ΔE00 6.90
Bruise
#7E4071
ΔE00 6.98
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#833E8E #498E3E
analogous
#5B3E8E #833E8E #8E3E71
triadic
#833E8E #8E833E #3E8E83
tetradic
#833E8E #8E5B3E #498E3E #3E718E
square
#833E8E #8E5B3E #498E3E #3E718E
split-complementary
#833E8E #718E3E #3E8E5B
monochromatic
#341939 #5C2B63 #833E8E #A755B5 #BD7FC7
Accessibility & contrast
On white
6.90
#833E8E on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.04
#833E8E on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #833E8E
6.90:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##833E8E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##833E8E | 1.00 | 6.90 | 3.04 | 6.90 |
| #FFFFFF | 6.90 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.04 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 6.90 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#305591
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#475D8C
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#854960
Achromatopsia (no color)
#5A5A5A
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #833e8e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(131, 62, 142); /* oklch */ color: oklch(48.5% 0.143 322.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#a977af',
500: '#833e8e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #833e8e; $custom-light: #a977af; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#833e8e",
"rgb": {
"r": 131,
"g": 62,
"b": 142
},
"hsl": {
"h": 291.75,
"s": 39.216,
"l": 40
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.48529,
"c": 0.14258,
"h": 322
},
"luminance": 0.10224
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#833E8E
secondary
#7FB176
accent
#CF5969
background
#FAF7FA
surface
#F4EDF4
border
#CEC8CE
text
#100910
muted
#7F7B7F