#853BDE#853BDE

#853BDE is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.134; OKLCH L 53.9% C 0.231 H 299.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.71:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#853BDE
RGB	rgb(133, 59, 222)
HSL	hsl(267, 71%, 55%)
HSV	hsv(267, 73%, 87%)
CMYK	cmyk(40.1%, 73.4%, 0%, 12.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.34, 62.07, -70.62)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.34, 94.02, 311.31°)
OKLab	oklab(53.95% 0.112 -0.2018)
OKLCH	oklch(53.95% 0.231 299)
XYZ	xyz(24.4183, 13.3881, 70.3907)
Luminance	0.1339 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#853BDE #94DE3B

analogous

#3B43DE #853BDE #D63BDE

triadic

#853BDE #DE853B #3BDE85

tetradic

#853BDE #DE3B43 #94DE3B #3BDED6

square

#853BDE #DE3B43 #94DE3B #3BDED6

split-complementary

#853BDE #DED63B #43DE3B

monochromatic

#4A1788 #6720BC #853BDE #A66FE7 #C6A4F0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.71

#853BDE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.68

#853BDE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #853BDE

5.71:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##853BDE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##853BDE	1.00	5.71	3.68	5.71
#FFFFFF	5.71	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.68	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.71	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0066E3

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0065DB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#70658A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#666666

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #853bde;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 59, 222);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.9% 0.231 299.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b078e9',
    500: '#853bde',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #853bde;
$custom-light: #b078e9;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#853bde",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 133,
    "g": 59,
    "b": 222
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 267.239,
    "s": 71.179,
    "l": 55.098
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53946,
    "c": 0.23081,
    "h": 299
  },
  "luminance": 0.13388
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#853BDE

secondary

#BEDD98

accent

#EE3A9C

background

#FBF7FE

surface

#F6EEFD

border

#D0C9D5

text

#110916

muted

#807B84

Preview Lab

Preview with #853BDE

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

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