#853BB2#853BB2

#853BB2 is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.113; OKLCH L 50.7% C 0.185 H 309.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.43:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#853BB2
RGB	rgb(133, 59, 178)
HSL	hsl(277, 50%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(277, 67%, 70%)
CMYK	cmyk(25.3%, 66.9%, 0%, 30.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.13, 51.80, -50.28)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.13, 72.19, 315.85°)
OKLab	oklab(50.65% 0.1189 -0.142)
OKLCH	oklch(50.65% 0.185 309.9)
XYZ	xyz(19.2711, 11.3292, 43.2824)
Luminance	0.1133 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#853BB2 #68B23B

analogous

#4A3BB2 #853BB2 #B23BA4

triadic

#853BB2 #B2853B #3BB285

tetradic

#853BB2 #B24A3B #68B23B #3BA4B2

square

#853BB2 #B24A3B #68B23B #3BA4B2

split-complementary

#853BB2 #A4B23B #3BB24A

monochromatic

#401D56 #632C84 #853BB2 #A260CA #BD8EDA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.43

#853BB2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.27

#853BB2 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #853BB2

6.43:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##853BB2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##853BB2	1.00	6.43	3.27	6.43
#FFFFFF	6.43	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.27	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.43	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005BB6

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2960AF

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#7F5471

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5F5F5F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #853bb2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 59, 178);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.7% 0.185 309.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ac76ca',
    500: '#853bb2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #853bb2;
$custom-light: #ac76ca;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#853bb2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 133,
    "g": 59,
    "b": 178
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 277.311,
    "s": 50.211,
    "l": 46.471
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50651,
    "c": 0.18526,
    "h": 309.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.11329
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#853BB2

secondary

#9DC485

accent

#DA4E83

background

#FBF7FC

surface

#F6EDF8

border

#D0C8D1

text

#110913

muted

#807B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #853BB2

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

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