#83499D#83499D

#83499D is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.120; OKLCH L 51.0% C 0.140 H 314.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.17:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#83499D
RGB	rgb(131, 73, 157)
HSL	hsl(281, 37%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(281, 54%, 62%)
CMYK	cmyk(16.6%, 53.5%, 0%, 38.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.26, 39.42, -36.00)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.26, 53.38, 317.60°)
OKLab	oklab(51.01% 0.0982 -0.1004)
OKLCH	oklch(51.01% 0.14 314.4)
XYZ	xyz(17.8274, 12.0252, 33.2737)
Luminance	0.1202 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#83499D #639D49

analogous

#59499D #83499D #9D498D

triadic

#83499D #9D8349 #499D83

tetradic

#83499D #9D5949 #639D49 #498D9D

square

#83499D #9D5949 #639D49 #498D9D

split-complementary

#83499D #8D9D49 #499D59

monochromatic

#3D2249 #603673 #83499D #A16ABA #BB93CD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.17

#83499D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.41

#83499D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #83499D

6.17:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##83499D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##83499D	1.00	6.17	3.41	6.17
#FFFFFF	6.17	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.41	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.17	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#355EA0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#47639B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#81566C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#616161

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #83499d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(131, 73, 157);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.0% 0.140 314.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#a97eba',
    500: '#83499d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #83499d;
$custom-light: #a97eba;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#83499d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 131,
    "g": 73,
    "b": 157
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 281.429,
    "s": 36.522,
    "l": 45.098
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51009,
    "c": 0.14043,
    "h": 314.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.12025
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#83499D

secondary

#98B989

accent

#CD5B7E

background

#FAF7FB

surface

#F4EEF6

border

#CEC9D0

text

#100A12

muted

#7F7C81

Preview Lab

Preview with #83499D

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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