#853EB8#853EB8

#853EB8 is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.119; OKLCH L 51.4% C 0.188 H 307.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.22:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#853EB8
RGB	rgb(133, 62, 184)
HSL	hsl(275, 50%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(275, 66%, 72%)
CMYK	cmyk(27.7%, 66.3%, 0%, 27.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.05, 51.74, -52.34)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.05, 73.60, 314.67°)
OKLab	oklab(51.44% 0.115 -0.1481)
OKLCH	oklch(51.44% 0.188 307.8)
XYZ	xyz(20.0454, 11.8928, 46.5776)
Luminance	0.1189 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#853EB8 #71B83E

analogous

#483EB8 #853EB8 #B83EAE

triadic

#853EB8 #B8853E #3EB885

tetradic

#853EB8 #B8483E #71B83E #3EAEB8

square

#853EB8 #B8483E #71B83E #3EAEB8

split-complementary

#853EB8 #AEB83E #3EB848

monochromatic

#431F5C #642F8A #853EB8 #A267CC #BE95DB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.22

#853EB8 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.38

#853EB8 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #853EB8

6.22:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##853EB8	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##853EB8	1.00	6.22	3.38	6.22
#FFFFFF	6.22	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.38	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.22	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005EBC

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2561B5

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#7D5876

Achromatopsia (no color)

#616161

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #853eb8;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 62, 184);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.4% 0.188 307.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ac78ce',
    500: '#853eb8',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #853eb8;
$custom-light: #ac78ce;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#853eb8",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 133,
    "g": 62,
    "b": 184
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 274.918,
    "s": 49.593,
    "l": 48.235
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51437,
    "c": 0.18752,
    "h": 307.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.11892
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#853EB8

secondary

#A4C78B

accent

#D94F89

background

#FBF7FC

surface

#F6EEF9

border

#D0C9D2

text

#110914

muted

#807B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #853EB8

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

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