#85238D#85238D

#85238D is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.081; OKLCH L 45.7% C 0.180 H 324.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.01:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#85238D
RGB	rgb(133, 35, 141)
HSL	hsl(295, 60%, 35%)
HSV	hsv(295, 75%, 55%)
CMYK	cmyk(5.7%, 75.2%, 0%, 44.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(34.22, 54.24, -37.45)
CIE-LCH	lch(34.22, 65.91, 325.38°)
OKLab	oklab(45.66% 0.1472 -0.1043)
OKLCH	oklch(45.66% 0.18 324.7)
XYZ	xyz(15.0812, 8.1127, 25.9657)
Luminance	0.0811 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#85238D #2B8D23

analogous

#50238D #85238D #8D2360

triadic

#85238D #8D8523 #238D85

tetradic

#85238D #8D5023 #2B8D23 #23608D

square

#85238D #8D5023 #2B8D23 #23608D

split-complementary

#85238D #608D23 #238D50

monochromatic

#290B2B #57175C #85238D #B32FBE #CB55D5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.01

#85238D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.62

#85238D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #85238D

8.01:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##85238D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##85238D	1.00	8.01	2.62	8.01
#FFFFFF	8.01	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.62	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.01	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#004990

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#38548A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#883656

Achromatopsia (no color)

#505050

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #85238d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 35, 141);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.7% 0.180 324.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ac69af',
    500: '#85238d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #85238d;
$custom-light: #ac69af;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#85238d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 133,
    "g": 35,
    "b": 141
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 295.472,
    "s": 60.227,
    "l": 34.51
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.4566,
    "c": 0.1804,
    "h": 324.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.08112
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#85238D

secondary

#5BB953

accent

#E34450

background

#FAF6FA

surface

#F5EBF4

border

#CFC6CE

text

#110710

muted

#807A7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #85238D

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

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