#853EB9#853EB9

#853EB9 is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.119; OKLCH L 51.5% C 0.189 H 307.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.20:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#853EB9
RGB	rgb(133, 62, 185)
HSL	hsl(275, 50%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(275, 66%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(28.1%, 66.5%, 0%, 27.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.11, 51.97, -52.82)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.11, 74.10, 314.53°)
OKLab	oklab(51.51% 0.1149 -0.1495)
OKLCH	oklch(51.51% 0.189 307.5)
XYZ	xyz(20.1506, 11.9348, 47.1316)
Luminance	0.1193 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#853EB9 #72B93E

analogous

#473EB9 #853EB9 #B93EAF

triadic

#853EB9 #B9853E #3EB985

tetradic

#853EB9 #B9473E #72B93E #3EAFB9

square

#853EB9 #B9473E #72B93E #3EAFB9

split-complementary

#853EB9 #AFB93E #3EB947

monochromatic

#431F5D #642F8B #853EB9 #A268CC #BE96DC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.20

#853EB9 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.39

#853EB9 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #853EB9

6.20:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##853EB9	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##853EB9	1.00	6.20	3.39	6.20
#FFFFFF	6.20	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.39	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.20	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005EBD

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2362B6

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#7D5876

Achromatopsia (no color)

#616161

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #853eb9;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 62, 185);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.5% 0.189 307.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ad78cf',
    500: '#853eb9',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #853eb9;
$custom-light: #ad78cf;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#853eb9",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 133,
    "g": 62,
    "b": 185
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 274.634,
    "s": 49.798,
    "l": 48.431
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51506,
    "c": 0.18858,
    "h": 307.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.11935
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#853EB9

secondary

#A5C78C

accent

#D94E89

background

#FBF7FC

surface

#F6EEF9

border

#D0C9D2

text

#110914

muted

#807B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #853EB9

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

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