#835A8A#835A8A
#835A8A is a mid, moderate purple. Relative luminance 0.140; OKLCH L 52.9% C 0.088 H 321.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.53:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #835A8A |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(131, 90, 138) |
| HSL | hsl(291, 21%, 45%) |
| HSV | hsv(291, 35%, 54%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(5.1%, 34.8%, 0%, 45.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(44.19, 25.55, -19.99) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(44.19, 32.44, 321.95°) |
| OKLab | oklab(52.91% 0.0687 -0.0545) |
| OKLCH | oklch(52.91% 0.088 321.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(17.6031, 13.9731, 25.8096) |
| Luminance | 0.1397 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Muted Purple
#805B87
ΔE00 1.16
Dusty Purple
#825F87
ΔE00 2.42
Dull Purple
#84597E
ΔE00 3.54
Purplish
#94568C
ΔE00 4.30
Dark Lavender
#856798
ΔE00 4.88
Purpleish
#98568D
ΔE00 5.13
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#835A8A #618A5A
analogous
#6B5A8A #835A8A #8A5A79
triadic
#835A8A #8A835A #5A8A83
tetradic
#835A8A #8A6B5A #618A5A #5A798A
square
#835A8A #8A6B5A #618A5A #5A798A
split-complementary
#835A8A #798A5A #5A8A6B
monochromatic
#3D2A40 #604265 #835A8A #A179A8 #BB9EC0
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.53
#835A8A on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.79
#835A8A on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #835A8A
5.53:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##835A8A | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##835A8A | 1.00 | 5.53 | 3.79 | 5.53 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.53 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.79 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.53 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#55668C
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#5F6A88
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#845F6C
Achromatopsia (no color)
#686868
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #835a8a; /* rgb */ color: rgb(131, 90, 138); /* oklch */ color: oklch(52.9% 0.088 321.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#a889ac',
500: '#835a8a',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #835a8a; $custom-light: #a889ac; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#835a8a",
"rgb": {
"r": 131,
"g": 90,
"b": 138
},
"hsl": {
"h": 291.25,
"s": 21.053,
"l": 44.706
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.52911,
"c": 0.08768,
"h": 321.5
},
"luminance": 0.13973
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#835A8A
secondary
#96AE92
accent
#BE6A76
background
#FAF8FA
surface
#F4F0F4
border
#CECBCE
text
#0F0B10
muted
#7F7C7F