#853DAD#853DAD

#853DAD is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.113; OKLCH L 50.6% C 0.177 H 311.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.43:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#853DAD
RGB	rgb(133, 61, 173)
HSL	hsl(279, 48%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(279, 65%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(23.1%, 64.7%, 0%, 32.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.15, 49.73, -47.29)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.15, 68.62, 316.44°)
OKLab	oklab(50.56% 0.1169 -0.1333)
OKLCH	oklch(50.56% 0.177 311.3)
XYZ	xyz(18.8830, 11.3416, 40.7215)
Luminance	0.1134 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#853DAD #65AD3D

analogous

#4D3DAD #853DAD #AD3D9D

triadic

#853DAD #AD853D #3DAD85

tetradic

#853DAD #AD4D3D #65AD3D #3D9DAD

square

#853DAD #AD4D3D #65AD3D #3D9DAD

split-complementary

#853DAD #9DAD3D #3DAD4D

monochromatic

#3F1D53 #622D80 #853DAD #A260C7 #BD8DD7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.43

#853DAD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.27

#853DAD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #853DAD

6.43:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##853DAD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##853DAD	1.00	6.43	3.27	6.43
#FFFFFF	6.43	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.27	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.43	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005BB0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3160AA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#80536F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5F5F5F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #853dad;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 61, 173);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.6% 0.177 311.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ac77c6',
    500: '#853dad',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #853dad;
$custom-light: #ac77c6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#853dad",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 133,
    "g": 61,
    "b": 173
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 278.571,
    "s": 47.863,
    "l": 45.882
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50562,
    "c": 0.17728,
    "h": 311.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.11341
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#853DAD

secondary

#9AC284

accent

#D75081

background

#FAF7FC

surface

#F5EDF8

border

#CFC8D1

text

#100913

muted

#7F7B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #853DAD

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

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