#853DB9#853DB9

#853DB9 is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.118; OKLCH L 51.4% C 0.190 H 307.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.24:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#853DB9
RGB	rgb(133, 61, 185)
HSL	hsl(275, 50%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(275, 67%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(28.1%, 67%, 0%, 27.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.94, 52.44, -53.10)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.94, 74.63, 314.64°)
OKLab	oklab(51.38% 0.116 -0.1503)
OKLCH	oklch(51.38% 0.19 307.7)
XYZ	xyz(20.0967, 11.8271, 47.1137)
Luminance	0.1183 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#853DB9 #71B93D

analogous

#473DB9 #853DB9 #B93DAF

triadic

#853DB9 #B9853D #3DB985

tetradic

#853DB9 #B9473D #71B93D #3DAFB9

square

#853DB9 #B9473D #71B93D #3DAFB9

split-complementary

#853DB9 #AFB93D #3DB947

monochromatic

#431F5D #642E8B #853DB9 #A266CD #BE95DC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.24

#853DB9 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.37

#853DB9 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #853DB9

6.24:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##853DB9	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##853DB9	1.00	6.24	3.37	6.24
#FFFFFF	6.24	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.37	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.24	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005EBD

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2261B6

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#7D5876

Achromatopsia (no color)

#616161

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #853db9;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 61, 185);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.4% 0.190 307.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ad78cf',
    500: '#853db9',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #853db9;
$custom-light: #ad78cf;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#853db9",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 133,
    "g": 61,
    "b": 185
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 274.839,
    "s": 50.407,
    "l": 48.235
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51383,
    "c": 0.18991,
    "h": 307.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.11827
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#853DB9

secondary

#A4C78B

accent

#DA4E89

background

#FBF7FC

surface

#F6EDF9

border

#D0C8D2

text

#110914

muted

#807B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #853DB9

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

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