#837EAE#837EAE

#837EAE is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.228; OKLCH L 61.6% C 0.072 H 288.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.56:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#837EAE
RGB	rgb(131, 126, 174)
HSL	hsl(246, 23%, 59%)
HSV	hsv(246, 28%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(24.7%, 27.6%, 0%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(54.87, 12.56, -24.72)
CIE-LCH	lch(54.87, 27.73, 296.95°)
OKLab	oklab(61.57% 0.0233 -0.0682)
OKLCH	oklch(61.57% 0.072 288.9)
XYZ	xyz(24.4590, 22.8026, 43.1489)
Luminance	0.2280 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#837EAE #A9AE7E

analogous

#7E91AE #837EAE #9B7EAE

triadic

#837EAE #AE837E #7EAE83

tetradic

#837EAE #AE7E91 #A9AE7E #7EAE9B

square

#837EAE #AE7E91 #A9AE7E #7EAE9B

split-complementary

#837EAE #AE9B7E #91AE7E

monochromatic

#49456D #625C93 #837EAE #A7A4C6 #CBC9DD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.78

#837EAE on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.56

#837EAE on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #837EAE

5.56:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##837EAE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##837EAE	1.00	3.78	5.56	5.56
#FFFFFF	3.78	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.56	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.56	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#7284B0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7182AD

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#7A868F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#838383

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #837eae;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(131, 126, 174);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(61.6% 0.072 288.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#a8a3c6',
    500: '#837eae',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #837eae;
$custom-light: #a8a3c6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#837eae",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 131,
    "g": 126,
    "b": 174
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 246.25,
    "s": 22.857,
    "l": 58.824
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.61571,
    "c": 0.07205,
    "h": 288.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.22803
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#837EAE

secondary

#CBCDBA

accent

#BF68B6

background

#FAFAFC

surface

#F4F3F8

border

#CECDD1

text

#0F0F13

muted

#7F7F82

Preview Lab

Preview with #837EAE

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

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