#853DAE#853DAE

#853DAE is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.114; OKLCH L 50.6% C 0.178 H 310.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.41:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#853DAE
RGB	rgb(133, 61, 174)
HSL	hsl(278, 48%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(278, 65%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(23.6%, 64.9%, 0%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.21, 49.95, -47.78)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.21, 69.12, 316.27°)
OKLab	oklab(50.63% 0.1169 -0.1347)
OKLCH	oklch(50.63% 0.178 310.9)
XYZ	xyz(18.9802, 11.3805, 41.2330)
Luminance	0.1138 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#853DAE #66AE3D

analogous

#4C3DAE #853DAE #AE3D9E

triadic

#853DAE #AE853D #3DAE85

tetradic

#853DAE #AE4C3D #66AE3D #3D9EAE

square

#853DAE #AE4C3D #66AE3D #3D9EAE

split-complementary

#853DAE #9EAE3D #3DAE4C

monochromatic

#401D53 #622D81 #853DAE #A261C8 #BD8ED7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.41

#853DAE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.28

#853DAE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #853DAE

6.41:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##853DAE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##853DAE	1.00	6.41	3.28	6.41
#FFFFFF	6.41	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.28	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.41	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005BB1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3060AB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#805370

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5F5F5F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #853dae;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 61, 174);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.6% 0.178 310.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ac77c7',
    500: '#853dae',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #853dae;
$custom-light: #ac77c7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#853dae",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 133,
    "g": 61,
    "b": 174
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 278.23,
    "s": 48.085,
    "l": 46.078
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50629,
    "c": 0.17833,
    "h": 310.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.1138
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#853DAE

secondary

#9BC285

accent

#D85081

background

#FAF7FC

surface

#F5EDF8

border

#CFC8D1

text

#100913

muted

#7F7B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #853DAE

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

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