#853BA5#853BA5

#853BA5 is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.108; OKLCH L 49.8% C 0.172 H 314.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.63:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#853BA5
RGB	rgb(133, 59, 165)
HSL	hsl(282, 47%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(282, 64%, 65%)
CMYK	cmyk(19.4%, 64.2%, 0%, 35.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.30, 48.93, -43.89)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.30, 65.73, 318.11°)
OKLab	oklab(49.78% 0.1196 -0.1233)
OKLCH	oklch(49.78% 0.172 314.1)
XYZ	xyz(18.0272, 10.8316, 36.7311)
Luminance	0.1083 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#853BA5 #5BA53B

analogous

#503BA5 #853BA5 #A53B90

triadic

#853BA5 #A5853B #3BA585

tetradic

#853BA5 #A5503B #5BA53B #3B90A5

square

#853BA5 #A5503B #5BA53B #3B90A5

split-complementary

#853BA5 #90A53B #3BA550

monochromatic

#3C1B4B #612B78 #853BA5 #A459C4 #BD86D4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.63

#853BA5 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.17

#853BA5 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #853BA5

6.63:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##853BA5	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##853BA5	1.00	6.63	3.17	6.63
#FFFFFF	6.63	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.17	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.63	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0F58A8

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#375EA2

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#824F6B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5D5D5D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #853ba5;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 59, 165);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.8% 0.172 314.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ac76c0',
    500: '#853ba5',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #853ba5;
$custom-light: #ac76c0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#853ba5",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 133,
    "g": 59,
    "b": 165
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 281.887,
    "s": 47.321,
    "l": 43.922
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49783,
    "c": 0.1718,
    "h": 314.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.10831
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#853BA5

secondary

#91BE7E

accent

#D75179

background

#FAF7FB

surface

#F4EDF7

border

#CEC8D0

text

#100912

muted

#7F7B81

Preview Lab

Preview with #853BA5

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

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