#836799#836799

#836799 is a mid, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.168; OKLCH L 56.0% C 0.082 H 309.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.81:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#836799
RGB	rgb(131, 103, 153)
HSL	hsl(274, 20%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(274, 33%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(14.4%, 32.7%, 0%, 40%)
CIE-LAB	lab(48.04, 21.16, -23.01)
CIE-LCH	lch(48.04, 31.26, 312.60°)
OKLab	oklab(56.04% 0.0521 -0.0632)
OKLCH	oklch(56.04% 0.082 309.5)
XYZ	xyz(19.9591, 16.8259, 32.3271)
Luminance	0.1683 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#836799 #7D9967

analogous

#6A6799 #836799 #996796

triadic

#836799 #998367 #679983

tetradic

#836799 #996A67 #7D9967 #679699

square

#836799 #996A67 #7D9967 #679699

split-complementary

#836799 #969967 #67996A

monochromatic

#443650 #644E75 #836799 #A18CB2 #BFB0CA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.81

#836799 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.37

#836799 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #836799

4.81:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##836799	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##836799	1.00	4.81	4.37	4.81
#FFFFFF	4.81	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.37	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.81	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5E719B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#647398

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#806E79

Achromatopsia (no color)

#727272

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #836799;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(131, 103, 153);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.0% 0.082 309.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#a792b7',
    500: '#836799',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #836799;
$custom-light: #a792b7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#836799",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 131,
    "g": 103,
    "b": 153
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 273.6,
    "s": 19.685,
    "l": 50.196
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56042,
    "c": 0.0819,
    "h": 309.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.16826
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#836799

secondary

#ADB9A3

accent

#BC6C8F

background

#FAF9FB

surface

#F4F1F6

border

#CECBD0

text

#0F0D11

muted

#7F7E80

Preview Lab

Preview with #836799

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

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