#853B8D#853B8D

#853B8D is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.100; OKLCH L 48.3% C 0.148 H 323.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.98:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#853B8D
RGB	rgb(133, 59, 141)
HSL	hsl(294, 41%, 39%)
HSV	hsv(294, 58%, 55%)
CMYK	cmyk(5.7%, 58.2%, 0%, 44.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.91, 43.95, -31.58)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.91, 54.13, 324.30°)
OKLab	oklab(48.33% 0.1189 -0.0875)
OKLCH	oklch(48.33% 0.148 323.7)
XYZ	xyz(16.0441, 10.0384, 26.2866)
Luminance	0.1004 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#853B8D #438D3B

analogous

#5C3B8D #853B8D #8D3B6C

triadic

#853B8D #8D853B #3B8D85

tetradic

#853B8D #8D5C3B #438D3B #3B6C8D

square

#853B8D #8D5C3B #438D3B #3B6C8D

split-complementary

#853B8D #6C8D3B #3B8D5C

monochromatic

#341737 #5C2962 #853B8D #AC50B6 #C07BC8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.98

#853B8D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.01

#853B8D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #853B8D

6.98:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##853B8D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##853B8D	1.00	6.98	3.01	6.98
#FFFFFF	6.98	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.01	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.98	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#2E5490

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#475C8B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#87465E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#595959

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #853b8d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 59, 141);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.3% 0.148 323.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ab75ae',
    500: '#853b8d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #853b8d;
$custom-light: #ab75ae;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#853b8d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 133,
    "g": 59,
    "b": 141
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 294.146,
    "s": 41,
    "l": 39.216
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.4833,
    "c": 0.14756,
    "h": 323.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.10038
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#853B8D

secondary

#79B173

accent

#D15763

background

#FAF7FA

surface

#F4EDF4

border

#CEC8CE

text

#100910

muted

#7F7B7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #853B8D

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

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