#83509B#83509B

#83509B is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.129; OKLCH L 52.0% C 0.126 H 314.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.86:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#83509B
RGB	rgb(131, 80, 155)
HSL	hsl(281, 32%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(281, 48%, 61%)
CMYK	cmyk(15.5%, 48.4%, 0%, 39.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.66, 35.06, -32.59)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.66, 47.87, 317.10°)
OKLab	oklab(52.01% 0.0878 -0.0906)
OKLCH	oklch(52.01% 0.126 314.1)
XYZ	xyz(18.1442, 12.9296, 32.5439)
Luminance	0.1293 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#83509B #689B50

analogous

#5D509B #83509B #9B508D

triadic

#83509B #9B8350 #509B83

tetradic

#83509B #9B5D50 #689B50 #508D9B

square

#83509B #9B5D50 #689B50 #508D9B

split-complementary

#83509B #8D9B50 #509B5D

monochromatic

#3F264A #613B73 #83509B #A072B6 #BB9ACB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.86

#83509B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.59

#83509B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #83509B

5.86:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##83509B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##83509B	1.00	5.86	3.59	5.86
#FFFFFF	5.86	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.59	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.86	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#40629E

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4F6699

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#815B6E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#656565

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #83509b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(131, 80, 155);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.0% 0.126 314.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#a982b9',
    500: '#83509b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #83509b;
$custom-light: #a982b9;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#83509b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 131,
    "g": 80,
    "b": 155
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 280.8,
    "s": 31.915,
    "l": 46.078
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52013,
    "c": 0.12611,
    "h": 314.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.12929
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#83509B

secondary

#9CB88F

accent

#C86081

background

#FAF8FB

surface

#F4EFF6

border

#CECAD0

text

#100B11

muted

#7F7C80

Preview Lab

Preview with #83509B

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

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