#853EA3#853EA3

#853EA3 is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.111; OKLCH L 50.0% C 0.165 H 314.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.53:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#853EA3
RGB	rgb(133, 62, 163)
HSL	hsl(282, 45%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(282, 62%, 64%)
CMYK	cmyk(18.4%, 62%, 0%, 36.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.71, 47.03, -42.03)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.71, 63.08, 318.21°)
OKLab	oklab(50.04% 0.1159 -0.1179)
OKLCH	oklch(50.04% 0.165 314.5)
XYZ	xyz(18.0053, 11.0767, 35.8328)
Luminance	0.1108 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#853EA3 #5CA33E

analogous

#533EA3 #853EA3 #A33E8F

triadic

#853EA3 #A3853E #3EA385

tetradic

#853EA3 #A3533E #5CA33E #3E8FA3

square

#853EA3 #A3533E #5CA33E #3E8FA3

split-complementary

#853EA3 #8FA33E #3EA353

monochromatic

#3D1C4A #612D77 #853EA3 #A35DC1 #BD89D2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.53

#853EA3 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.22

#853EA3 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #853EA3

6.53:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##853EA3	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##853EA3	1.00	6.53	3.22	6.53
#FFFFFF	6.53	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.22	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.53	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#1C5AA6

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3B5FA1

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#83506B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5E5E5E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #853ea3;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 62, 163);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.0% 0.165 314.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ab77bf',
    500: '#853ea3',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #853ea3;
$custom-light: #ab77bf;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#853ea3",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 133,
    "g": 62,
    "b": 163
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 282.178,
    "s": 44.889,
    "l": 44.118
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50044,
    "c": 0.16532,
    "h": 314.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.11076
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#853EA3

secondary

#92BD80

accent

#D5537A

background

#FAF7FB

surface

#F4EDF7

border

#CEC8D0

text

#100912

muted

#7F7B81

Preview Lab

Preview with #853EA3

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

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