#855A9B#855A9B

#855A9B is a mid, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.147; OKLCH L 53.9% C 0.109 H 313.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.34:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#855A9B
RGB	rgb(133, 90, 155)
HSL	hsl(280, 27%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(280, 42%, 61%)
CMYK	cmyk(14.2%, 41.9%, 0%, 39.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.17, 29.93, -28.63)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.17, 41.41, 316.27°)
OKLab	oklab(53.95% 0.0752 -0.0791)
OKLCH	oklch(53.95% 0.109 313.5)
XYZ	xyz(19.2445, 14.6658, 32.8210)
Luminance	0.1467 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#855A9B #709B5A

analogous

#645A9B #855A9B #9B5A91

triadic

#855A9B #9B855A #5A9B85

tetradic

#855A9B #9B645A #709B5A #5A919B

square

#855A9B #9B645A #709B5A #5A919B

split-complementary

#855A9B #919B5A #5A9B64

monochromatic

#432D4E #644474 #855A9B #A27EB4 #BEA5CB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.34

#855A9B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.93

#855A9B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #855A9B

5.34:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##855A9B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##855A9B	1.00	5.34	3.93	5.34
#FFFFFF	5.34	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.93	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.34	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4E689D

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#596C99

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#836373

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6B6B6B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #855a9b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 90, 155);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.9% 0.109 313.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#aa89b8',
    500: '#855a9b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #855a9b;
$custom-light: #aa89b8;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#855a9b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 133,
    "g": 90,
    "b": 155
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 279.692,
    "s": 26.531,
    "l": 48.039
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53948,
    "c": 0.10919,
    "h": 313.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.14665
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#855A9B

secondary

#A3B898

accent

#C36585

background

#FAF8FB

surface

#F4F0F6

border

#CECBD0

text

#100B11

muted

#7F7C80

Preview Lab

Preview with #855A9B

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

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