#853BB4#853BB4

#853BB4 is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.114; OKLCH L 50.8% C 0.187 H 309.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.40:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#853BB4
RGB	rgb(133, 59, 180)
HSL	hsl(277, 51%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(277, 67%, 71%)
CMYK	cmyk(26.1%, 67.2%, 0%, 29.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.26, 52.25, -51.25)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.26, 73.19, 315.56°)
OKLab	oklab(50.79% 0.1188 -0.1449)
OKLCH	oklch(50.79% 0.187 309.3)
XYZ	xyz(19.4734, 11.4101, 44.3477)
Luminance	0.1141 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#853BB4 #6AB43B

analogous

#483BB4 #853BB4 #B43BA7

triadic

#853BB4 #B4853B #3BB485

tetradic

#853BB4 #B4483B #6AB43B #3BA7B4

square

#853BB4 #B4483B #6AB43B #3BA7B4

split-complementary

#853BB4 #A7B43B #3BB448

monochromatic

#411D58 #632C86 #853BB4 #A261CB #BD8FDA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.40

#853BB4 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.28

#853BB4 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #853BB4

6.40:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##853BB4	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##853BB4	1.00	6.40	3.28	6.40
#FFFFFF	6.40	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.28	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.40	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005CB8

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2660B1

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#7E5473

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5F5F5F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #853bb4;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 59, 180);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.8% 0.187 309.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ac76cb',
    500: '#853bb4',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #853bb4;
$custom-light: #ac76cb;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#853bb4",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 133,
    "g": 59,
    "b": 180
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 276.694,
    "s": 50.628,
    "l": 46.863
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50789,
    "c": 0.18734,
    "h": 309.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.1141
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#853BB4

secondary

#9EC586

accent

#DA4E84

background

#FBF7FC

surface

#F6EDF9

border

#D0C8D2

text

#110913

muted

#807B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #853BB4

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

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