#835E8D#835E8D

#835E8D is a mid, moderate purple. Relative luminance 0.148; OKLCH L 53.8% C 0.084 H 319.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.32:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#835E8D
RGB	rgb(131, 94, 141)
HSL	hsl(287, 20%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(287, 33%, 55%)
CMYK	cmyk(7.1%, 33.3%, 0%, 44.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.30, 23.83, -20.10)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.30, 31.17, 319.85°)
OKLab	oklab(53.79% 0.063 -0.0549)
OKLCH	oklch(53.79% 0.084 319)
XYZ	xyz(18.1698, 14.7542, 27.0848)
Luminance	0.1475 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#835E8D #688D5E

analogous

#6B5E8D #835E8D #8D5E7F

triadic

#835E8D #8D835E #5E8D83

tetradic

#835E8D #8D6B5E #688D5E #5E7F8D

square

#835E8D #8D6B5E #688D5E #5E7F8D

split-complementary

#835E8D #7F8D5E #5E8D6B

monochromatic

#3F2D44 #614668 #835E8D #A07FA9 #BBA3C2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.32

#835E8D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.95

#835E8D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #835E8D

5.32:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##835E8D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##835E8D	1.00	5.32	3.95	5.32
#FFFFFF	5.32	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.95	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.32	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#58698F

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#616D8B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#83636F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6B6B6B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #835e8d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(131, 94, 141);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.8% 0.084 319.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#a78cae',
    500: '#835e8d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #835e8d;
$custom-light: #a78cae;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#835e8d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 131,
    "g": 94,
    "b": 141
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 287.234,
    "s": 20,
    "l": 46.078
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53787,
    "c": 0.08357,
    "h": 319
  },
  "luminance": 0.14754
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#835E8D

secondary

#9CB097

accent

#BD6B7D

background

#FAF8FA

surface

#F4F0F4

border

#CECBCE

text

#0F0C10

muted

#7F7D7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #835E8D

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