#835A8D#835A8D

#835A8D is a mid, moderate purple. Relative luminance 0.141; OKLCH L 53.0% C 0.091 H 319.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.51:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#835A8D
RGB	rgb(131, 90, 141)
HSL	hsl(288, 22%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(288, 36%, 55%)
CMYK	cmyk(7.1%, 36.2%, 0%, 44.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.32, 26.19, -21.60)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.32, 33.95, 320.48°)
OKLab	oklab(53.05% 0.0695 -0.0591)
OKLCH	oklch(53.05% 0.091 319.6)
XYZ	xyz(17.8233, 14.0612, 26.9693)
Luminance	0.1406 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#835A8D #648D5A

analogous

#695A8D #835A8D #8D5A7D

triadic

#835A8D #8D835A #5A8D83

tetradic

#835A8D #8D695A #648D5A #5A7D8D

square

#835A8D #8D695A #648D5A #5A7D8D

split-complementary

#835A8D #7D8D5A #5A8D69

monochromatic

#3E2A42 #604268 #835A8D #A17AAA #BB9FC2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.51

#835A8D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.81

#835A8D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #835A8D

5.51:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##835A8D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##835A8D	1.00	5.51	3.81	5.51
#FFFFFF	5.51	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.81	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.51	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#54668F

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5D6A8B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#84606D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#696969

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #835a8d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(131, 90, 141);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.0% 0.091 319.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#a889ae',
    500: '#835a8d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #835a8d;
$custom-light: #a889ae;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#835a8d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 131,
    "g": 90,
    "b": 141
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 288.235,
    "s": 22.078,
    "l": 45.294
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53048,
    "c": 0.09119,
    "h": 319.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.14061
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#835A8D

secondary

#99B093

accent

#BF697A

background

#FAF8FA

surface

#F4F0F4

border

#CECBCE

text

#100B10

muted

#7F7C7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #835A8D

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

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