#853EA4#853EA4

#853EA4 is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.111; OKLCH L 50.1% C 0.166 H 314.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.52:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#853EA4
RGB	rgb(133, 62, 164)
HSL	hsl(282, 45%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(282, 62%, 64%)
CMYK	cmyk(18.9%, 62.2%, 0%, 35.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.77, 47.25, -42.53)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.77, 63.57, 318.01°)
OKLab	oklab(50.11% 0.1159 -0.1194)
OKLCH	oklch(50.11% 0.166 314.2)
XYZ	xyz(18.0952, 11.1127, 36.3065)
Luminance	0.1111 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#853EA4 #5DA43E

analogous

#523EA4 #853EA4 #A43E90

triadic

#853EA4 #A4853E #3EA485

tetradic

#853EA4 #A4523E #5DA43E #3E90A4

square

#853EA4 #A4523E #5DA43E #3E90A4

split-complementary

#853EA4 #90A43E #3EA452

monochromatic

#3D1C4B #612D78 #853EA4 #A35DC2 #BD8AD3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.52

#853EA4 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.22

#853EA4 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #853EA4

6.52:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##853EA4	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##853EA4	1.00	6.52	3.22	6.52
#FFFFFF	6.52	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.22	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.52	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#1A5AA7

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3A5FA2

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#82506B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5E5E5E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #853ea4;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 62, 164);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.1% 0.166 314.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ab77bf',
    500: '#853ea4',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #853ea4;
$custom-light: #ab77bf;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#853ea4",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 133,
    "g": 62,
    "b": 164
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 281.765,
    "s": 45.133,
    "l": 44.314
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50107,
    "c": 0.16637,
    "h": 314.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.11112
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#853EA4

secondary

#93BD81

accent

#D5537A

background

#FAF7FB

surface

#F4EDF7

border

#CEC8D0

text

#100912

muted

#7F7B81

Preview Lab

Preview with #853EA4

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

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