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Mulberry Tone Pure
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Mulberry Tone Pure

Purple · Hue 280
Hex
#B83BF7
RGB
rgb(184, 59, 247)
HSL
hsl(280, 92%, 60%)
CMYK
cmyk(26%, 76%, 0%, 3%)
Metrics
S 92% · L 60%
Contrast (WCAG)
on white
4.2:1AA Large
on black
5:1AA
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About this color

Mulberry Tone Pure (#B83BF7) belongs to the purple family — hue 280°, 92% saturation, 60% lightness. Copy the hex, RGB, or HSL value above, or paste the CSS custom property below into your stylesheet to reference this color directly.

CSS
:root {
  --colorarchive-mulberry-tone-pure: #B83BF7;
  --colorarchive-mulberry-tone-pure-hsl: hsl(280, 92%, 60%);
  --colorarchive-mulberry-tone-pure-rgb: rgb(184, 59, 247);
}

AI Color Names

Let AI suggest alternative poetic names for this color in English and Chinese.

Design Context

RoyalInnovativeImaginative
Common in

Streaming Services · Crypto & Web3 · Creative Tools

Pairs well with

Electric green for futuristic energy, white for clarity, dark gray for sophistication

Design tip

A bold primary choice for brands wanting to stand out. Purple differentiates — few major brands use it, making it memorable.

Cultural context ▶

Purple historically represents royalty and rarity (Tyrian purple was more expensive than gold). Today it signals innovation and imagination.

Color Origins

Purple family

The color of empire, twilight, and tech-luxury.

Heritage

Tyrian purple, extracted from the murex snail in Phoenicia, took 12,000 snails to dye one toga and was the literal definition of expense — Roman law restricted who could wear it. Mauve, the world's first synthetic dye, was discovered by accident in 1856 by an 18-year-old chemistry student trying to make quinine — the discovery launched the chemical-dye industry that funded the modern pharmaceutical industry. Quinacridone violet is the modern fade-resistant standard.

Across cultures

In Catholic liturgy purple marks Lent and Advent — penance and preparation. In Japan murasaki (a deep violet) was the highest court color in the Heian period; The Tale of Genji's Lady Murasaki takes her name from it. In Thailand purple is the mourning color for widows. Across Western culture purple is associated with royalty (because of Tyrian's cost), creativity (because of its rarity), and from the 1960s onward with rock and psychedelia.

In the wild

Cadbury's purple has been trademarked since 2008 (and hard-fought in court). Yahoo, Twitch, Discord, and Linear all use saturated purples as primary brand colors — the choice signals creative-tech where blue would signal corporate-tech. Prince's purple was so associated with him that his estate has trademark issues with the broader color. Stripe's signature indigo (#635BFF) helped redefine fintech away from trust-blue. The Lakers, the Vikings, and most NBA teams' second jerseys use purple to claim a color lane that no other major team owns.

How it reads

Purple sits at the boundary of warm and cool — biologically, our eyes process it as a blend rather than a single hue, which is why it can feel slightly unstable or magical. It reads as premium, creative, slightly counterculture. Light purples (lavender, lilac) read as gentle and feminine in Western convention. Saturated purples read as luxurious, electronic, or theatrical. Deep purples read as nocturnal, regal, or somber. It is one of the colors most commonly avoided by traditional finance and most embraced by creative tools.

This particular tone

A vivid mid-tone — distinctive enough to anchor an identity, saturated enough to demand a quiet supporting palette.

Lightness band: At mid-lightness the hue carries its full character. This is the band where most identity colors live: bright enough to be distinctive at small sizes, deep enough to sit cleanly on a white canvas.

Saturation band: At this saturation the color is doing work. It reads as a brand statement, a sport accessory, or a UI signal. It should be used in small, deliberate doses against quieter neighbors; large fields at this saturation will exhaust the eye.

Brands using a similar color

Within the public brand-guidelines reference catalog, these are the closest matches to #B83BF7.

  • Figmaprimary
    Figma Purple · #A259FF
    →
  • PlayStationaccent
    Square Purple · #A363D9
    →
  • Canvaprimary
    Canva Violet · #7D2AE7
    →

Cultures using a similar color

From the cultural-palette catalog, these regions feature a color close to #B83BF7.

  • MoroccoMajorelle Blue
    #6050DC · Jacques Majorelle's Marrakech garden, 1937
    →
  • VietnamÁo Dài Pink
    #E94175 · Traditional silk dye
    →
  • Greece (Aegean)Bougainvillea Magenta
    #C2185B · Bougainvillea spectabilis bracts
    →

Tonal strip

All lightness levels at this hue and saturation. Click any to navigate.

Palette moves

Instead of stopping at one swatch, use nearby, opposite, and tonal neighbors to branch into a broader palette.

Lighter companion
Mulberry Silk Pure
#C662F8 · hsl(280, 92%, 68%)
Darker companion
Mulberry Radiant Pure
#AE1EF6 · hsl(280, 92%, 54%)
Complementary counterpoint
Moss Tone Pure
#7AF73B · hsl(100, 92%, 60%)
Analogous lead
Mauve Tone Pure
#F73BE7 · hsl(305, 92%, 60%)
Analogous echo
Orchid Tone Pure
#7A3BF7 · hsl(260, 92%, 60%)
Triadic +120°
Apricot Tone Pure
#F7B83B · hsl(40, 92%, 60%)
Triadic +240°
Teal Tone Pure
#3BF7B8 · hsl(160, 92%, 60%)
Split-comp +150°
Honey Tone Pure
#D8F73B · hsl(70, 92%, 60%)
Split-comp +210°
Mint Tone Pure
#3BF75A · hsl(130, 92%, 60%)
Export preview
Base: Mulberry Tone Pure #B83BF7
Lighter companion: Mulberry Silk Pure #C662F8
Darker companion: Mulberry Radiant Pure #AE1EF6
Complementary counterpoint: Moss Tone Pure #7AF73B
Analogous lead: Mauve Tone Pure #F73BE7
Analogous echo: Orchid Tone Pure #7A3BF7
Triadic +120°: Apricot Tone Pure #F7B83B
Triadic +240°: Teal Tone Pure #3BF7B8
Split-comp +150°: Honey Tone Pure #D8F73B
Split-comp +210°: Mint Tone Pure #3BF75A

Compare

See how Mulberry Tone Pure compares side by side with related colors.

vsMulberry Silk PurevsMulberry Radiant PurevsMoss Tone PurevsMauve Tone PurevsOrchid Tone PurevsApricot Tone Pure

Nearest neighbors

The closest archive matches by hue, saturation, and lightness.

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Nearby match
Mulberry Tone Bright
#B643EF · hsl(280, 84%, 60%)
Nearby match
Mulberry Radiant Pure
#AE1EF6 · hsl(280, 92%, 54%)
Nearby match
Mulberry Silk Pure
#C662F8 · hsl(280, 92%, 68%)
Nearby match
Mulberry Radiant Bright
#AB27EC · hsl(280, 84%, 54%)
Nearby match
Mulberry Tone Vivid
#B24EE4 · hsl(280, 74%, 60%)
Nearby match
Mulberry Core Pure
#A00AEB · hsl(280, 92%, 48%)

Accessible pairings

Archive colors that meet WCAG contrast standards when paired with this color. Use as text-on-background or background-on-text.

Contrast checker
AA4.5:1
Iris Ink Vivid
#09093E
AA4.5:1
Iris Ink Bright
#060642
AA4.5:1
Iris Ink Pure
#030345
AA4.5:1
Amethyst Ink Bright
#0B0642
AA4.5:1
Amethyst Ink Pure
#080345
AA4.5:1
Violet Ink Pure
#0E0345

Color Vision Simulation

How this color appears with different color vision deficiencies.

Full simulator
Deuteranopia
#989FD5
Protanopia
#9392DC
Tritanopia
#B4C3BD
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