#853BC7#853BC7

#853BC7 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.122; OKLCH L 52.2% C 0.207 H 304.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.09:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#853BC7
RGB	rgb(133, 59, 199)
HSL	hsl(272, 56%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(272, 70%, 78%)
CMYK	cmyk(33.2%, 70.4%, 0%, 22%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.59, 56.61, -60.22)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.59, 82.66, 313.23°)
OKLab	oklab(52.16% 0.1164 -0.1713)
OKLCH	oklch(52.16% 0.207 304.2)
XYZ	xyz(21.5433, 12.2381, 55.2490)
Luminance	0.1224 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#853BC7 #7DC73B

analogous

#3F3BC7 #853BC7 #C73BC3

triadic

#853BC7 #C7853B #3BC785

tetradic

#853BC7 #C73F3B #7DC73B #3BC3C7

square

#853BC7 #C73F3B #7DC73B #3BC3C7

split-complementary

#853BC7 #C3C73B #3BC73F

monochromatic

#461E69 #662C99 #853BC7 #A36BD5 #C09AE2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.09

#853BC7 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.45

#853BC7 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #853BC7

6.09:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##853BC7	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##853BC7	1.00	6.09	3.45	6.09
#FFFFFF	6.09	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.45	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.09	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0060CB

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0062C4

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#785C7D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#626262

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #853bc7;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 59, 199);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.2% 0.207 304.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ae77d9',
    500: '#853bc7',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #853bc7;
$custom-light: #ae77d9;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#853bc7",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 133,
    "g": 59,
    "b": 199
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 271.714,
    "s": 55.556,
    "l": 50.588
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5216,
    "c": 0.20707,
    "h": 304.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.12238
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#853BC7

secondary

#ADCE90

accent

#DF4990

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EDFB

border

#D0C8D4

text

#110915

muted

#807B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #853BC7

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

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