#853EAF#853EAF

#853EAF is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.115; OKLCH L 50.8% C 0.178 H 310.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.35:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#853EAF
RGB	rgb(133, 62, 175)
HSL	hsl(278, 48%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(278, 65%, 69%)
CMYK	cmyk(24%, 64.6%, 0%, 31.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.45, 49.69, -47.98)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.45, 69.07, 316.00°)
OKLab	oklab(50.82% 0.1156 -0.1353)
OKLCH	oklch(50.82% 0.178 310.5)
XYZ	xyz(19.1319, 11.5273, 41.7663)
Luminance	0.1153 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#853EAF #68AF3E

analogous

#4D3EAF #853EAF #AF3EA1

triadic

#853EAF #AF853E #3EAF85

tetradic

#853EAF #AF4D3E #68AF3E #3EA1AF

square

#853EAF #AF4D3E #68AF3E #3EA1AF

split-complementary

#853EAF #A1AF3E #3EAF4D

monochromatic

#401E55 #632E82 #853EAF #A263C8 #BD90D8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.35

#853EAF on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.31

#853EAF on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #853EAF

6.35:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##853EAF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##853EAF	1.00	6.35	3.31	6.35
#FFFFFF	6.35	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.31	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.35	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005CB2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3061AC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#805471

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5F5F5F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #853eaf;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 62, 175);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.8% 0.178 310.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ac78c7',
    500: '#853eaf',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #853eaf;
$custom-light: #ac78c7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#853eaf",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 133,
    "g": 62,
    "b": 175
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 277.699,
    "s": 47.679,
    "l": 46.471
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50823,
    "c": 0.17798,
    "h": 310.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.11527
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#853EAF

secondary

#9DC386

accent

#D75183

background

#FAF7FC

surface

#F5EDF8

border

#CFC8D1

text

#100913

muted

#7F7B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #853EAF

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

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