#853EB2#853EB2

#853EB2 is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.116; OKLCH L 51.0% C 0.181 H 309.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.31:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#853EB2
RGB	rgb(133, 62, 178)
HSL	hsl(277, 48%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(277, 65%, 70%)
CMYK	cmyk(25.3%, 65.2%, 0%, 30.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.65, 50.37, -49.45)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.65, 70.58, 315.53°)
OKLab	oklab(51.03% 0.1154 -0.1396)
OKLCH	oklch(51.03% 0.181 309.6)
XYZ	xyz(19.4298, 11.6465, 43.3353)
Luminance	0.1165 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#853EB2 #6BB23E

analogous

#4B3EB2 #853EB2 #B23EA5

triadic

#853EB2 #B2853E #3EB285

tetradic

#853EB2 #B24B3E #6BB23E #3EA5B2

square

#853EB2 #B24B3E #6BB23E #3EA5B2

split-complementary

#853EB2 #A5B23E #3EB24B

monochromatic

#411E57 #632E85 #853EB2 #A264C9 #BD92D9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.31

#853EB2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.33

#853EB2 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #853EB2

6.31:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##853EB2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##853EB2	1.00	6.31	3.33	6.31
#FFFFFF	6.31	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.33	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.31	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005DB6

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2D61AF

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#7F5672

Achromatopsia (no color)

#606060

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #853eb2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 62, 178);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.0% 0.181 309.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ac78ca',
    500: '#853eb2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #853eb2;
$custom-light: #ac78ca;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#853eb2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 133,
    "g": 62,
    "b": 178
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 276.724,
    "s": 48.333,
    "l": 47.059
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51025,
    "c": 0.18116,
    "h": 309.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.11646
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#853EB2

secondary

#9FC488

accent

#D85085

background

#FAF7FC

surface

#F5EDF8

border

#CFC8D1

text

#110913

muted

#807B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #853EB2

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

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