#853EA8#853EA8

#853EA8 is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.113; OKLCH L 50.4% C 0.171 H 312.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.46:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#853EA8
RGB	rgb(133, 62, 168)
HSL	hsl(280, 46%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(280, 63%, 66%)
CMYK	cmyk(20.8%, 63.1%, 0%, 34.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.01, 48.13, -44.53)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.01, 65.57, 317.22°)
OKLab	oklab(50.36% 0.1159 -0.1252)
OKLCH	oklch(50.36% 0.171 312.8)
XYZ	xyz(18.4621, 11.2594, 38.2389)
Luminance	0.1126 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#853EA8 #61A83E

analogous

#503EA8 #853EA8 #A83E96

triadic

#853EA8 #A8853E #3EA885

tetradic

#853EA8 #A8503E #61A83E #3E96A8

square

#853EA8 #A8503E #61A83E #3E96A8

split-complementary

#853EA8 #96A83E #3EA850

monochromatic

#3E1D4F #622E7B #853EA8 #A35FC4 #BD8CD5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.46

#853EA8 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.25

#853EA8 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #853EA8

6.46:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##853EA8	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##853EA8	1.00	6.46	3.25	6.46
#FFFFFF	6.46	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.25	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.46	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#125BAB

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3760A5

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#81526D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5E5E5E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #853ea8;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 62, 168);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.4% 0.171 312.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ac78c2',
    500: '#853ea8',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #853ea8;
$custom-light: #ac78c2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#853ea8",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 133,
    "g": 62,
    "b": 168
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 280.189,
    "s": 46.087,
    "l": 45.098
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50363,
    "c": 0.17058,
    "h": 312.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.11259
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#853EA8

secondary

#97BF83

accent

#D6527E

background

#FAF7FC

surface

#F4EDF8

border

#CEC8D1

text

#100912

muted

#7F7B81

Preview Lab

Preview with #853EA8

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

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