#855AA0#855AA0

#855AA0 is a mid, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.148; OKLCH L 54.2% C 0.115 H 311.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.29:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#855AA0
RGB	rgb(133, 90, 160)
HSL	hsl(277, 28%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(277, 44%, 63%)
CMYK	cmyk(16.9%, 43.7%, 0%, 37.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.41, 31.07, -31.23)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.41, 44.05, 314.85°)
OKLab	oklab(54.2% 0.0762 -0.0866)
OKLCH	oklch(54.2% 0.115 311.3)
XYZ	xyz(19.6731, 14.8373, 35.0784)
Luminance	0.1484 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#855AA0 #75A05A

analogous

#625AA0 #855AA0 #A05A98

triadic

#855AA0 #A0855A #5AA085

tetradic

#855AA0 #A0625A #75A05A #5A98A0

square

#855AA0 #A0625A #75A05A #5A98A0

split-complementary

#855AA0 #98A05A #5AA062

monochromatic

#442E52 #644479 #855AA0 #A280B7 #BFA7CD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.29

#855AA0 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.97

#855AA0 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #855AA0

5.29:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##855AA0	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##855AA0	1.00	5.29	3.97	5.29
#FFFFFF	5.29	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.97	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.29	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4C69A3

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#566C9E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#826475

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6B6B6B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #855aa0;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 90, 160);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.2% 0.115 311.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#aa89bc',
    500: '#855aa0',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #855aa0;
$custom-light: #aa89bc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#855aa0",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 133,
    "g": 90,
    "b": 160
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 276.857,
    "s": 28,
    "l": 49.02
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54204,
    "c": 0.11537,
    "h": 311.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.14837
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#855AA0

secondary

#A7BB9A

accent

#C46389

background

#FAF8FB

surface

#F4F0F6

border

#CECBD0

text

#100B12

muted

#7F7C81

Preview Lab

Preview with #855AA0

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

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