#853BAE#853BAE

#853BAE is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.112; OKLCH L 50.4% C 0.181 H 311.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.49:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#853BAE
RGB	rgb(133, 59, 174)
HSL	hsl(279, 49%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(279, 66%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(23.6%, 66.1%, 0%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.87, 50.91, -48.33)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.87, 70.20, 316.49°)
OKLab	oklab(50.38% 0.1192 -0.1363)
OKLCH	oklch(50.38% 0.181 311.2)
XYZ	xyz(18.8754, 11.1709, 41.1981)
Luminance	0.1117 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#853BAE #64AE3B

analogous

#4C3BAE #853BAE #AE3B9D

triadic

#853BAE #AE853B #3BAE85

tetradic

#853BAE #AE4C3B #64AE3B #3B9DAE

square

#853BAE #AE4C3B #64AE3B #3B9DAE

split-complementary

#853BAE #9DAE3B #3BAE4C

monochromatic

#3F1C53 #622C80 #853BAE #A25EC8 #BD8CD8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.49

#853BAE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.23

#853BAE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #853BAE

6.49:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##853BAE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##853BAE	1.00	6.49	3.23	6.49
#FFFFFF	6.49	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.23	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.49	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005AB1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2E5FAB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#80526F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5E5E5E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #853bae;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 59, 174);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.4% 0.181 311.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ac76c7',
    500: '#853bae',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #853bae;
$custom-light: #ac76c7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#853bae",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 133,
    "g": 59,
    "b": 174
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 278.609,
    "s": 49.356,
    "l": 45.686
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50379,
    "c": 0.18111,
    "h": 311.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.1117
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#853BAE

secondary

#99C282

accent

#D94F80

background

#FAF7FC

surface

#F5EDF8

border

#CFC8D1

text

#110913

muted

#807B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #853BAE

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

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