#853BC4#853BC4

#853BC4 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.121; OKLCH L 51.9% C 0.204 H 305.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.14:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#853BC4
RGB	rgb(133, 59, 196)
HSL	hsl(272, 54%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(272, 70%, 77%)
CMYK	cmyk(32.1%, 69.9%, 0%, 23.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.37, 55.92, -58.83)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.37, 81.16, 313.54°)
OKLab	oklab(51.94% 0.1169 -0.1672)
OKLCH	oklch(51.94% 0.204 305)
XYZ	xyz(21.1984, 12.1001, 53.4326)
Luminance	0.1210 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#853BC4 #7AC43B

analogous

#413BC4 #853BC4 #C43BBE

triadic

#853BC4 #C4853B #3BC485

tetradic

#853BC4 #C4413B #7AC43B #3BBEC4

square

#853BC4 #C4413B #7AC43B #3BBEC4

split-complementary

#853BC4 #BEC43B #3BC441

monochromatic

#451F66 #652D95 #853BC4 #A26AD2 #C099E0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.14

#853BC4 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.42

#853BC4 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #853BC4

6.14:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##853BC4	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##853BC4	1.00	6.14	3.42	6.14
#FFFFFF	6.14	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.42	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.14	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0060C8

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0062C1

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#795B7B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#626262

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #853bc4;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 59, 196);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.9% 0.204 305.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ae77d7',
    500: '#853bc4',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #853bc4;
$custom-light: #ae77d7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#853bc4",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 133,
    "g": 59,
    "b": 196
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 272.409,
    "s": 53.725,
    "l": 50
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51937,
    "c": 0.20397,
    "h": 305
  },
  "luminance": 0.121
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#853BC4

secondary

#ABCC8F

accent

#DD4B8E

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EDFA

border

#D0C8D3

text

#110914

muted

#807B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #853BC4

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

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