#833EB3#833EB3
#833EB3 is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.115; OKLCH L 50.8% C 0.182 H 308.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.35:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #833EB3 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(131, 62, 179) |
| HSL | hsl(275, 49%, 47%) |
| HSV | hsv(275, 65%, 70%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(26.8%, 65.4%, 0%, 29.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(40.45, 50.14, -50.37) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(40.45, 71.07, 314.87°) |
| OKLab | oklab(50.85% 0.1127 -0.1424) |
| OKLCH | oklch(50.85% 0.182 308.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(19.2177, 11.5255, 43.8513) |
| Luminance | 0.1153 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Purply
#983FB2
ΔE00 4.41
Darkorchid
#9932CC
ΔE00 4.84
Royal Purple
#7851A9
ΔE00 5.42
Rebeccapurple
#663399
ΔE00 6.77
Darkviolet
#9400D3
ΔE00 6.78
Purple (survey)
#7E1E9C
ΔE00 6.78
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#833EB3 #6EB33E
analogous
#493EB3 #833EB3 #B33EA8
triadic
#833EB3 #B3833E #3EB383
tetradic
#833EB3 #B3493E #6EB33E #3EA8B3
square
#833EB3 #B3493E #6EB33E #3EA8B3
split-complementary
#833EB3 #A8B33E #3EB349
monochromatic
#401F58 #622E86 #833EB3 #A065CA #BC92D9
Accessibility & contrast
On white
6.35
#833EB3 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.31
#833EB3 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #833EB3
6.35:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##833EB3 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##833EB3 | 1.00 | 6.35 | 3.31 | 6.35 |
| #FFFFFF | 6.35 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.31 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 6.35 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#005DB7
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#2960B0
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#7C5673
Achromatopsia (no color)
#5F5F5F
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #833eb3; /* rgb */ color: rgb(131, 62, 179); /* oklch */ color: oklch(50.8% 0.182 308.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ab78ca',
500: '#833eb3',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #833eb3; $custom-light: #ab78ca; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#833eb3",
"rgb": {
"r": 131,
"g": 62,
"b": 179
},
"hsl": {
"h": 275.385,
"s": 48.548,
"l": 47.255
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.50848,
"c": 0.1816,
"h": 308.4
},
"luminance": 0.11525
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#833EB3
secondary
#A1C588
accent
#D85088
background
#FAF7FC
surface
#F4EDF8
border
#CEC8D1
text
#100913
muted
#7F7B82