#853EB3#853EB3

#853EB3 is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.117; OKLCH L 51.1% C 0.182 H 309.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.29:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#853EB3
RGB	rgb(133, 62, 179)
HSL	hsl(276, 49%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(276, 65%, 70%)
CMYK	cmyk(25.7%, 65.4%, 0%, 29.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.71, 50.59, -49.93)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.71, 71.08, 315.38°)
OKLab	oklab(51.09% 0.1154 -0.141)
OKLCH	oklch(51.09% 0.182 309.3)
XYZ	xyz(19.5306, 11.6868, 43.8660)
Luminance	0.1169 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#853EB3 #6CB33E

analogous

#4A3EB3 #853EB3 #B33EA7

triadic

#853EB3 #B3853E #3EB385

tetradic

#853EB3 #B34A3E #6CB33E #3EA7B3

square

#853EB3 #B34A3E #6CB33E #3EA7B3

split-complementary

#853EB3 #A7B33E #3EB34A

monochromatic

#411F58 #632E86 #853EB3 #A265CA #BD92D9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.29

#853EB3 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.34

#853EB3 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #853EB3

6.29:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##853EB3	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##853EB3	1.00	6.29	3.34	6.29
#FFFFFF	6.29	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.34	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.29	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005DB7

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2C61B0

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#7E5673

Achromatopsia (no color)

#606060

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #853eb3;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 62, 179);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.1% 0.182 309.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ac78ca',
    500: '#853eb3',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #853eb3;
$custom-light: #ac78ca;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#853eb3",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 133,
    "g": 62,
    "b": 179
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 276.41,
    "s": 48.548,
    "l": 47.255
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51093,
    "c": 0.18222,
    "h": 309.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.11686
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#853EB3

secondary

#A0C588

accent

#D85085

background

#FAF7FC

surface

#F5EDF8

border

#CFC8D1

text

#110913

muted

#807B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #853EB3

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

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