#853EB5#853EB5

#853EB5 is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.118; OKLCH L 51.2% C 0.184 H 308.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.26:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#853EB5
RGB	rgb(133, 62, 181)
HSL	hsl(276, 49%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(276, 66%, 71%)
CMYK	cmyk(26.5%, 65.7%, 0%, 29%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.85, 51.05, -50.90)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.85, 72.09, 315.08°)
OKLab	oklab(51.23% 0.1152 -0.1439)
OKLCH	oklch(51.23% 0.184 308.7)
XYZ	xyz(19.7343, 11.7683, 44.9390)
Luminance	0.1177 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#853EB5 #6EB53E

analogous

#493EB5 #853EB5 #B53EAA

triadic

#853EB5 #B5853E #3EB585

tetradic

#853EB5 #B5493E #6EB53E #3EAAB5

square

#853EB5 #B5493E #6EB53E #3EAAB5

split-complementary

#853EB5 #AAB53E #3EB549

monochromatic

#421F5A #642E87 #853EB5 #A266CA #BE93DA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.26

#853EB5 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.35

#853EB5 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #853EB5

6.26:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##853EB5	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##853EB5	1.00	6.26	3.35	6.26
#FFFFFF	6.26	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.35	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.26	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005DB9

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2961B2

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#7E5774

Achromatopsia (no color)

#606060

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #853eb5;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 62, 181);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.2% 0.184 308.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ac78cc',
    500: '#853eb5',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #853eb5;
$custom-light: #ac78cc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#853eb5",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 133,
    "g": 62,
    "b": 181
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 275.798,
    "s": 48.971,
    "l": 47.647
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51229,
    "c": 0.18434,
    "h": 308.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.11768
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#853EB5

secondary

#A2C589

accent

#D94F87

background

#FBF7FC

surface

#F6EDF9

border

#D0C8D2

text

#110913

muted

#807B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #853EB5

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

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