#853B8A#853B8A

#853B8A is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.099; OKLCH L 48.2% C 0.145 H 325.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.02:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#853B8A
RGB	rgb(133, 59, 138)
HSL	hsl(296, 40%, 39%)
HSV	hsv(296, 57%, 54%)
CMYK	cmyk(3.6%, 57.2%, 0%, 45.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.75, 43.37, -30.00)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.75, 52.73, 325.33°)
OKLab	oklab(48.16% 0.1186 -0.0829)
OKLCH	oklch(48.16% 0.145 325)
XYZ	xyz(15.8239, 9.9503, 25.1269)
Luminance	0.0995 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#853B8A #408A3B

analogous

#5D3B8A #853B8A #8A3B67

triadic

#853B8A #8A853B #3B8A85

tetradic

#853B8A #8A5D3B #408A3B #3B678A

square

#853B8A #8A5D3B #408A3B #3B678A

split-complementary

#853B8A #678A3B #3B8A5D

monochromatic

#321634 #5C295F #853B8A #AD4FB4 #C179C6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.02

#853B8A on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.99

#853B8A on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #853B8A

7.02:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##853B8A	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##853B8A	1.00	7.02	2.99	7.02
#FFFFFF	7.02	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.99	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.02	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#30538D

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#495C88

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#88455D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#595959

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #853b8a;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 59, 138);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.2% 0.145 325.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ab75ac',
    500: '#853b8a',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #853b8a;
$custom-light: #ab75ac;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#853b8a",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 133,
    "g": 59,
    "b": 138
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 296.203,
    "s": 40.102,
    "l": 38.627
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48162,
    "c": 0.14464,
    "h": 325
  },
  "luminance": 0.09949
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#853B8A

secondary

#75AF71

accent

#D0585F

background

#FAF7FA

surface

#F4EDF4

border

#CEC8CE

text

#100910

muted

#7F7B7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #853B8A

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

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