#85238E#85238E
#85238E is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.081; OKLCH L 45.7% C 0.181 H 324.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #85238E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(133, 35, 142) |
| HSL | hsl(295, 60%, 35%) |
| HSV | hsv(295, 75%, 56%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(6.3%, 75.4%, 0%, 44.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(34.28, 54.42, -37.96) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(34.28, 66.35, 325.10°) |
| OKLab | oklab(45.72% 0.1471 -0.1058) |
| OKLCH | oklch(45.72% 0.181 324.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(15.1560, 8.1426, 26.3593) |
| Luminance | 0.0814 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Darkmagenta
#8B008B
ΔE00 2.77
Purple (survey)
#7E1E9C
ΔE00 3.58
Purple
#800080
ΔE00 4.00
Warm Purple
#952E8F
ΔE00 4.29
Barney Purple
#A00498
ΔE00 4.74
Darkish Purple
#751973
ΔE00 5.27
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#85238E #2C8E23
analogous
#4F238E #85238E #8E2362
triadic
#85238E #8E8523 #238E85
tetradic
#85238E #8E4F23 #2C8E23 #23628E
square
#85238E #8E4F23 #2C8E23 #23628E
split-complementary
#85238E #628E23 #238E4F
monochromatic
#290B2C #57175D #85238E #B32FBF #CB56D5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
7.99
#85238E on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.63
#85238E on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #85238E
7.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##85238E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##85238E | 1.00 | 7.99 | 2.63 | 7.99 |
| #FFFFFF | 7.99 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.63 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 7.99 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#004991
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#38558B
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#883657
Achromatopsia (no color)
#515151
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #85238e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 35, 142); /* oklch */ color: oklch(45.7% 0.181 324.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ac69af',
500: '#85238e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #85238e; $custom-light: #ac69af; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#85238e",
"rgb": {
"r": 133,
"g": 35,
"b": 142
},
"hsl": {
"h": 294.953,
"s": 60.452,
"l": 34.706
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.45724,
"c": 0.18124,
"h": 324.3
},
"luminance": 0.08142
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#85238E
secondary
#5CB953
accent
#E44452
background
#FAF6FA
surface
#F5EBF5
border
#CFC6CF
text
#110710
muted
#807A7F