#852CB5#852CB5

#852CB5 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.101; OKLCH L 49.2% C 0.206 H 310.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.94:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#852CB5
RGB	rgb(133, 44, 181)
HSL	hsl(279, 61%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(279, 76%, 71%)
CMYK	cmyk(26.5%, 75.7%, 0%, 29%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.06, 58.87, -55.39)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.06, 80.83, 316.74°)
OKLab	oklab(49.25% 0.1339 -0.157)
OKLCH	oklch(49.25% 0.206 310.5)
XYZ	xyz(18.9124, 10.1245, 44.6651)
Luminance	0.1012 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#852CB5 #5CB52C

analogous

#412CB5 #852CB5 #B52CA1

triadic

#852CB5 #B5852C #2CB585

tetradic

#852CB5 #B5412C #5CB52C #2CA1B5

square

#852CB5 #B5412C #5CB52C #2CA1B5

split-complementary

#852CB5 #A1B52C #2CB541

monochromatic

#3D1453 #612084 #852CB5 #A34BD3 #BD7CDF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.94

#852CB5 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.02

#852CB5 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #852CB5

6.94:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##852CB5	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##852CB5	1.00	6.94	3.02	6.94
#FFFFFF	6.94	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.02	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.94	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0056B9

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#085BB2

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#7E4D6F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5A5A5A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #852cb5;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 44, 181);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.2% 0.206 310.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ad6fcc',
    500: '#852cb5',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #852cb5;
$custom-light: #ad6fcc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#852cb5",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 133,
    "g": 44,
    "b": 181
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 278.978,
    "s": 60.889,
    "l": 44.118
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49248,
    "c": 0.20634,
    "h": 310.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.10124
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#852CB5

secondary

#92C875

accent

#E4447C

background

#FBF7FC

surface

#F6EDF9

border

#D0C8D2

text

#110813

muted

#807B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #852CB5

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

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