#837DCD#837DCD
#837DCD is a light, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.239; OKLCH L 62.9% C 0.119 H 285.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.78:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #837DCD |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(131, 125, 205) |
| HSL | hsl(245, 44%, 65%) |
| HSV | hsv(245, 39%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(36.1%, 39%, 0%, 19.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(55.99, 21.25, -40.67) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(55.99, 45.89, 297.59°) |
| OKLab | oklab(62.88% 0.0325 -0.1141) |
| OKLCH | oklch(62.88% 0.119 285.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(27.7101, 23.8995, 60.8988) |
| Luminance | 0.2390 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Perrywinkle
#8F8CE7
ΔE00 5.73
Mediumpurple
#9370DB
ΔE00 6.28
Lavender Blue
#8B88F8
ΔE00 7.06
Periwinkle (survey)
#8E82FE
ΔE00 7.45
Cornflower
#6A79F7
ΔE00 8.17
Deep Lilac
#966EBD
ΔE00 8.38
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#837DCD #C7CD7D
analogous
#7D9FCD #837DCD #AB7DCD
triadic
#837DCD #CD837D #7DCD83
tetradic
#837DCD #CD7D9F #C7CD7D #7DCDAB
square
#837DCD #CD7D9F #C7CD7D #7DCDAB
split-complementary
#837DCD #CDAB7D #9FCD7D
monochromatic
#413A96 #5951BC #837DCD #ADA9DE #D7D5EF
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.63
#837DCD on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.78
#837DCD on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #837DCD
5.78:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##837DCD | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##837DCD | 1.00 | 3.63 | 5.78 | 5.78 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.63 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.78 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.78 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#6388D0
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#6184CB
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#6F8C9B
Achromatopsia (no color)
#868686
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #837dcd; /* rgb */ color: rgb(131, 125, 205); /* oklch */ color: oklch(62.9% 0.119 285.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#aaa2dc',
500: '#837dcd',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #837dcd; $custom-light: #aaa2dc; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#837dcd",
"rgb": {
"r": 131,
"g": 125,
"b": 205
},
"hsl": {
"h": 244.5,
"s": 44.444,
"l": 64.706
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.62882,
"c": 0.11864,
"h": 285.9
},
"luminance": 0.239
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#837DCD
secondary
#DFE1C5
accent
#B82EAD
background
#FAFAFD
surface
#F4F3FB
border
#CECDD4
text
#100F15
muted
#7F7F83