#853EB4#853EB4

#853EB4 is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.117; OKLCH L 51.2% C 0.183 H 309.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.28:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#853EB4
RGB	rgb(133, 62, 180)
HSL	hsl(276, 49%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(276, 66%, 71%)
CMYK	cmyk(26.1%, 65.6%, 0%, 29.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.78, 50.82, -50.42)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.78, 71.59, 315.23°)
OKLab	oklab(51.16% 0.1153 -0.1425)
OKLCH	oklch(51.16% 0.183 309)
XYZ	xyz(19.6321, 11.7274, 44.4006)
Luminance	0.1173 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#853EB4 #6DB43E

analogous

#4A3EB4 #853EB4 #B43EA8

triadic

#853EB4 #B4853E #3EB485

tetradic

#853EB4 #B44A3E #6DB43E #3EA8B4

square

#853EB4 #B44A3E #6DB43E #3EA8B4

split-complementary

#853EB4 #A8B43E #3EB44A

monochromatic

#421F59 #632E86 #853EB4 #A265CA #BD93DA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.28

#853EB4 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.35

#853EB4 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #853EB4

6.28:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##853EB4	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##853EB4	1.00	6.28	3.35	6.28
#FFFFFF	6.28	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.35	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.28	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005DB8

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2A61B1

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#7E5674

Achromatopsia (no color)

#606060

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #853eb4;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 62, 180);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.2% 0.183 309.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ac78cb',
    500: '#853eb4',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #853eb4;
$custom-light: #ac78cb;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#853eb4",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 133,
    "g": 62,
    "b": 180
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 276.102,
    "s": 48.76,
    "l": 47.451
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51161,
    "c": 0.18328,
    "h": 309
  },
  "luminance": 0.11727
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#853EB4

secondary

#A1C589

accent

#D84F86

background

#FAF7FC

surface

#F5EDF9

border

#CFC8D2

text

#110913

muted

#807B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #853EB4

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

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