#852EB5#852EB5

#852EB5 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.103; OKLCH L 49.4% C 0.204 H 310.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.87:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#852EB5
RGB	rgb(133, 46, 181)
HSL	hsl(279, 59%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(279, 75%, 71%)
CMYK	cmyk(26.5%, 74.6%, 0%, 29%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.34, 58.09, -54.95)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.34, 79.96, 316.59°)
OKLab	oklab(49.44% 0.1321 -0.1557)
OKLCH	oklch(49.44% 0.204 310.3)
XYZ	xyz(18.9887, 10.2772, 44.6905)
Luminance	0.1028 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#852EB5 #5EB52E

analogous

#422EB5 #852EB5 #B52EA1

triadic

#852EB5 #B5852E #2EB585

tetradic

#852EB5 #B5422E #5EB52E #2EA1B5

square

#852EB5 #B5422E #5EB52E #2EA1B5

split-complementary

#852EB5 #A1B52E #2EB542

monochromatic

#3D1553 #612284 #852EB5 #A34ED2 #BC7FDE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.87

#852EB5 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.06

#852EB5 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #852EB5

6.87:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##852EB5	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##852EB5	1.00	6.87	3.06	6.87
#FFFFFF	6.87	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.06	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.87	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0057B9

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0E5CB2

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#7E4E6F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5A5A5A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #852eb5;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 46, 181);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.4% 0.204 310.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ad70cc',
    500: '#852eb5',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #852eb5;
$custom-light: #ad70cc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#852eb5",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 133,
    "g": 46,
    "b": 181
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 278.667,
    "s": 59.471,
    "l": 44.51
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49438,
    "c": 0.20417,
    "h": 310.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.10277
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#852EB5

secondary

#94C778

accent

#E3457D

background

#FBF7FC

surface

#F6EDF9

border

#D0C8D2

text

#110813

muted

#807B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #852EB5

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

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