#853BB5#853BB5

#853BB5 is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.115; OKLCH L 50.9% C 0.188 H 309.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.38:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#853BB5
RGB	rgb(133, 59, 181)
HSL	hsl(276, 51%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(276, 67%, 71%)
CMYK	cmyk(26.5%, 67.4%, 0%, 29%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.33, 52.48, -51.73)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.33, 73.69, 315.41°)
OKLab	oklab(50.86% 0.1187 -0.1463)
OKLCH	oklch(50.86% 0.188 309)
XYZ	xyz(19.5757, 11.4510, 44.8861)
Luminance	0.1145 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#853BB5 #6BB53B

analogous

#483BB5 #853BB5 #B53BA8

triadic

#853BB5 #B5853B #3BB585

tetradic

#853BB5 #B5483B #6BB53B #3BA8B5

square

#853BB5 #B5483B #6BB53B #3BA8B5

split-complementary

#853BB5 #A8B53B #3BB548

monochromatic

#411D59 #632C87 #853BB5 #A262CC #BD90DB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.38

#853BB5 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.29

#853BB5 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #853BB5

6.38:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##853BB5	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##853BB5	1.00	6.38	3.29	6.38
#FFFFFF	6.38	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.29	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.38	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005CB9

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2560B2

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#7E5573

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5F5F5F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #853bb5;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 59, 181);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.9% 0.188 309.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ac76cc',
    500: '#853bb5',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #853bb5;
$custom-light: #ac76cc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#853bb5",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 133,
    "g": 59,
    "b": 181
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 276.393,
    "s": 50.833,
    "l": 47.059
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50859,
    "c": 0.18837,
    "h": 309
  },
  "luminance": 0.11451
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#853BB5

secondary

#9FC686

accent

#DA4D85

background

#FBF7FC

surface

#F6EDF9

border

#D0C8D2

text

#110913

muted

#807B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #853BB5

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

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