#853BC9#853BC9

#853BC9 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.123; OKLCH L 52.3% C 0.209 H 303.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.06:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#853BC9
RGB	rgb(133, 59, 201)
HSL	hsl(271, 57%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(271, 71%, 79%)
CMYK	cmyk(33.8%, 70.6%, 0%, 21.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.74, 57.08, -61.15)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.74, 83.65, 313.03°)
OKLab	oklab(52.31% 0.1161 -0.174)
OKLCH	oklch(52.31% 0.209 303.7)
XYZ	xyz(21.7770, 12.3316, 56.4800)
Luminance	0.1233 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#853BC9 #7FC93B

analogous

#3E3BC9 #853BC9 #C93BC6

triadic

#853BC9 #C9853B #3BC985

tetradic

#853BC9 #C93E3B #7FC93B #3BC6C9

square

#853BC9 #C93E3B #7FC93B #3BC6C9

split-complementary

#853BC9 #C6C93B #3BC93E

monochromatic

#461E6C #662B9C #853BC9 #A36BD6 #C19BE3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.06

#853BC9 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.47

#853BC9 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #853BC9

6.06:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##853BC9	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##853BC9	1.00	6.06	3.47	6.06
#FFFFFF	6.06	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.47	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.06	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0061CD

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0062C6

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#785D7E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#626262

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #853bc9;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 59, 201);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.3% 0.209 303.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ae77da',
    500: '#853bc9',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #853bc9;
$custom-light: #ae77da;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#853bc9",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 133,
    "g": 59,
    "b": 201
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 271.268,
    "s": 56.8,
    "l": 50.98
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5231,
    "c": 0.20915,
    "h": 303.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.12332
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#853BC9

secondary

#AFCF90

accent

#E04891

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EDFB

border

#D0C8D4

text

#110915

muted

#807B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #853BC9

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

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