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#853FEE Color

#853FEE is rgb(133, 63, 238) in RGB, hsl(264, 84%, 59%) in HSL, and about cmyk(44%, 74%, 0%, 7%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Blue Violet (#8A2BE2), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.21. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#853FEE
HEX#853FEE
RGBrgb(133, 63, 238)
HSLhsl(264, 84%, 59%)
HSVhsv(264, 74%, 93%)
CMYKcmyk(44%, 74%, 0%, 7%)
OKLCHoklch(55.7% 0.243 295.6)
LABlab(44.18% 56.74 -77.93)
LCHlch(44.18% 96.40 306.06)

What #853FEE Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #853FEE, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Blue Violet#8A2BE2ΔE 7.21French Violet#8806CEΔE 14.24Violet (Caran D'ache)#6E00C0ΔE 15.01Purple (X11)#A020F0ΔE 15.27Lavender Indigo#9457EBΔE 15.29Dark Violet#9400D3ΔE 16.17

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every purple in the library.

#853FEE Channel Values

How #853FEE breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 133 · G 63 · B 2388-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 264° · S 84% · L 59%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 264° · S 74% · V 93%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 44% · M 74% · Y 0% · K 7%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance5.33:1 vs white · 3.94:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #853FEE background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

TextWhite text5.33:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text3.94:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #853FEE in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #853FEE

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #853FEE; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#853FEE
Complementary
#A8EE3F
Analogous
#3F50EE
Analogous
#DD3FEE
Triadic
#EE853F
Triadic
#3FEE85
Split comp.
#EEDD3F
Split comp.
#50EE3F

Tints & Shades of #853FEE

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#975BF1
#A672F3
#B88EF5
#C6A6F7
#D8C2FA
#E7D9FC

Shades

#6D19EB
#5B12CA
#4A0EA4
#3B0B83
#2A085E
#190538

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #853FEE.

How #853FEE Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#853FEE
Protanopia#5050EE
Protanomaly#694AEE
Deuteranopia#5E5EED
Deuteranomaly#6F53EE
Tritanopia#666C6C
Tritanomaly#735DB0
Achromatopsia#6B6B6B

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #853FEE in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-853fee: #853FEE;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #853FEE;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-853fee': '#853FEE' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.522, green: 0.247, blue: 0.933)
Android XML<color name="color_853fee">#853FEE</color>
SVG fillfill="#853FEE"

More Purple Colors

#853FEE sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#853FEE Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #853FEE?

#853FEE is a mid-tone purple — rgb(133, 63, 238) in RGB and hsl(264, 84%, 59%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Blue Violet (#8A2BE2), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.21.

What is the RGB value of #853FEE?

#853FEE is rgb(133, 63, 238) — red 133, green 63, and blue 238 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #853FEE?

#853FEE converts to approximately cmyk(44%, 74%, 0%, 7%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #853FEE be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #853FEE scores 5.33:1 against white and 3.94:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #853FEE as a CSS color keyword?

No. #853FEE is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is blueviolet (#8A2BE2) at a CIE76 distance of 7.21, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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