#855A9C#855A9C

#855A9C is a mid, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.147; OKLCH L 54.0% C 0.110 H 313.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.33:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#855A9C
RGB	rgb(133, 90, 156)
HSL	hsl(279, 27%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(279, 42%, 61%)
CMYK	cmyk(14.7%, 42.3%, 0%, 38.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.22, 30.15, -29.15)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.22, 41.94, 315.97°)
OKLab	oklab(54% 0.0754 -0.0806)
OKLCH	oklch(54% 0.11 313.1)
XYZ	xyz(19.3288, 14.6996, 33.2651)
Luminance	0.1470 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#855A9C #719C5A

analogous

#645A9C #855A9C #9C5A92

triadic

#855A9C #9C855A #5A9C85

tetradic

#855A9C #9C645A #719C5A #5A929C

square

#855A9C #9C645A #719C5A #5A929C

split-complementary

#855A9C #929C5A #5A9C64

monochromatic

#432D4E #644475 #855A9C #A27EB5 #BEA5CB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.33

#855A9C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.94

#855A9C on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #855A9C

5.33:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##855A9C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##855A9C	1.00	5.33	3.94	5.33
#FFFFFF	5.33	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.94	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.33	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4E699E

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#586C9A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#836373

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6B6B6B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #855a9c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 90, 156);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.0% 0.110 313.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#aa89b9',
    500: '#855a9c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #855a9c;
$custom-light: #aa89b9;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#855a9c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 133,
    "g": 90,
    "b": 156
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 279.091,
    "s": 26.829,
    "l": 48.235
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53998,
    "c": 0.11042,
    "h": 313.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.14699
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#855A9C

secondary

#A4B999

accent

#C36586

background

#FAF8FB

surface

#F4F0F6

border

#CECBD0

text

#100B11

muted

#7F7C80

Preview Lab

Preview with #855A9C

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

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