#853BB8#853BB8

#853BB8 is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.116; OKLCH L 51.1% C 0.191 H 308.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.33:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#853BB8
RGB	rgb(133, 59, 184)
HSL	hsl(276, 51%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(276, 68%, 72%)
CMYK	cmyk(27.7%, 67.9%, 0%, 27.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.53, 53.15, -53.17)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.53, 75.18, 314.99°)
OKLab	oklab(51.07% 0.1184 -0.1505)
OKLCH	oklch(51.07% 0.191 308.2)
XYZ	xyz(19.8868, 11.5755, 46.5248)
Luminance	0.1158 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#853BB8 #6EB83B

analogous

#473BB8 #853BB8 #B83BAC

triadic

#853BB8 #B8853B #3BB885

tetradic

#853BB8 #B8473B #6EB83B #3BACB8

square

#853BB8 #B8473B #6EB83B #3BACB8

split-complementary

#853BB8 #ACB83B #3BB847

monochromatic

#421D5B #642C8A #853BB8 #A263CD #BE92DC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.33

#853BB8 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.32

#853BB8 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #853BB8

6.33:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##853BB8	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##853BB8	1.00	6.33	3.32	6.33
#FFFFFF	6.33	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.32	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.33	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005DBC

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2060B5

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#7D5675

Achromatopsia (no color)

#606060

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #853bb8;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 59, 184);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.1% 0.191 308.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ad76ce',
    500: '#853bb8',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #853bb8;
$custom-light: #ad76ce;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#853bb8",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 133,
    "g": 59,
    "b": 184
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 275.52,
    "s": 51.44,
    "l": 47.647
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51069,
    "c": 0.19149,
    "h": 308.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.11575
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#853BB8

secondary

#A2C788

accent

#DB4D87

background

#FBF7FC

surface

#F6EDF9

border

#D0C8D2

text

#110914

muted

#807B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #853BB8

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

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