#853BB9#853BB9

#853BB9 is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.116; OKLCH L 51.1% C 0.193 H 307.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.32:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#853BB9
RGB	rgb(133, 59, 185)
HSL	hsl(275, 52%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(275, 68%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(28.1%, 68.1%, 0%, 27.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.60, 53.38, -53.65)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.60, 75.68, 314.86°)
OKLab	oklab(51.14% 0.1183 -0.1519)
OKLCH	oklch(51.14% 0.193 307.9)
XYZ	xyz(19.9920, 11.6175, 47.0788)
Luminance	0.1162 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#853BB9 #6FB93B

analogous

#463BB9 #853BB9 #B93BAE

triadic

#853BB9 #B9853B #3BB985

tetradic

#853BB9 #B9463B #6FB93B #3BAEB9

square

#853BB9 #B9463B #6FB93B #3BAEB9

split-complementary

#853BB9 #AEB93B #3BB946

monochromatic

#421D5C #642C8B #853BB9 #A264CD #BE92DC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.32

#853BB9 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.32

#853BB9 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #853BB9

6.32:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##853BB9	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##853BB9	1.00	6.32	3.32	6.32
#FFFFFF	6.32	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.32	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.32	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005DBD

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#1E60B6

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#7D5675

Achromatopsia (no color)

#606060

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #853bb9;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 59, 185);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.1% 0.193 307.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ad76cf',
    500: '#853bb9',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #853bb9;
$custom-light: #ad76cf;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#853bb9",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 133,
    "g": 59,
    "b": 185
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 275.238,
    "s": 51.639,
    "l": 47.843
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5114,
    "c": 0.19253,
    "h": 307.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.11617
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#853BB9

secondary

#A2C788

accent

#DB4D87

background

#FBF7FC

surface

#F6EDF9

border

#D0C8D2

text

#110914

muted

#807B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #853BB9

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

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