#85238B#85238B

#85238B is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.081; OKLCH L 45.5% C 0.179 H 325.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.04:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#85238B
RGB	rgb(133, 35, 139)
HSL	hsl(297, 60%, 34%)
HSV	hsv(297, 75%, 55%)
CMYK	cmyk(4.3%, 74.8%, 0%, 45.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(34.09, 53.88, -36.41)
CIE-LCH	lch(34.09, 65.03, 325.95°)
OKLab	oklab(45.53% 0.1473 -0.1013)
OKLCH	oklch(45.53% 0.179 325.5)
XYZ	xyz(14.9338, 8.0537, 25.1890)
Luminance	0.0805 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#85238B #298B23

analogous

#51238B #85238B #8B235D

triadic

#85238B #8B8523 #238B85

tetradic

#85238B #8B5123 #298B23 #235D8B

square

#85238B #8B5123 #298B23 #235D8B

split-complementary

#85238B #5D8B23 #238B51

monochromatic

#270A29 #56175A #85238B #B42FBC #CD54D4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.04

#85238B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.61

#85238B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #85238B

8.04:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##85238B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##85238B	1.00	8.04	2.61	8.04
#FFFFFF	8.04	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.61	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.04	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#02488E

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3A5488

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#883555

Achromatopsia (no color)

#505050

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #85238b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 35, 139);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.5% 0.179 325.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ac69ad',
    500: '#85238b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #85238b;
$custom-light: #ac69ad;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#85238b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 133,
    "g": 35,
    "b": 139
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 296.538,
    "s": 59.77,
    "l": 34.118
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.45534,
    "c": 0.17873,
    "h": 325.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.08053
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#85238B

secondary

#58B852

accent

#E3454E

background

#FAF6FA

surface

#F5EBF4

border

#CFC6CE

text

#110710

muted

#807A7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #85238B

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

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