#853CB8#853CB8

#853CB8 is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.117; OKLCH L 51.2% C 0.190 H 308.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.30:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#853CB8
RGB	rgb(133, 60, 184)
HSL	hsl(275, 51%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(275, 67%, 72%)
CMYK	cmyk(27.7%, 67.4%, 0%, 27.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.70, 52.69, -52.90)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.70, 74.66, 314.89°)
OKLab	oklab(51.19% 0.1173 -0.1497)
OKLCH	oklch(51.19% 0.19 308.1)
XYZ	xyz(19.9387, 11.6793, 46.5421)
Luminance	0.1168 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#853CB8 #6FB83C

analogous

#473CB8 #853CB8 #B83CAD

triadic

#853CB8 #B8853C #3CB885

tetradic

#853CB8 #B8473C #6FB83C #3CADB8

square

#853CB8 #B8473C #6FB83C #3CADB8

split-complementary

#853CB8 #ADB83C #3CB847

monochromatic

#421E5C #642D8A #853CB8 #A265CD #BE93DC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.30

#853CB8 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.34

#853CB8 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #853CB8

6.30:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##853CB8	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##853CB8	1.00	6.30	3.34	6.30
#FFFFFF	6.30	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.34	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.30	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005DBC

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2261B5

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#7D5775

Achromatopsia (no color)

#606060

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #853cb8;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 60, 184);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.2% 0.190 308.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ad77ce',
    500: '#853cb8',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #853cb8;
$custom-light: #ad77ce;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#853cb8",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 133,
    "g": 60,
    "b": 184
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 275.323,
    "s": 50.82,
    "l": 47.843
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5119,
    "c": 0.19019,
    "h": 308.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.11679
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#853CB8

secondary

#A2C789

accent

#DA4D87

background

#FBF7FC

surface

#F6EDF9

border

#D0C8D2

text

#110914

muted

#807B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #853CB8

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

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