#855AA1#855AA1

#855AA1 is a mid, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.149; OKLCH L 54.3% C 0.117 H 310.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.28:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#855AA1
RGB	rgb(133, 90, 161)
HSL	hsl(276, 28%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(276, 44%, 63%)
CMYK	cmyk(17.4%, 44.1%, 0%, 36.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.46, 31.30, -31.74)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.46, 44.58, 314.59°)
OKLab	oklab(54.26% 0.0764 -0.0881)
OKLCH	oklch(54.26% 0.117 310.9)
XYZ	xyz(19.7609, 14.8724, 35.5410)
Luminance	0.1487 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#855AA1 #76A15A

analogous

#625AA1 #855AA1 #A15A9A

triadic

#855AA1 #A1855A #5AA185

tetradic

#855AA1 #A1625A #76A15A #5A9AA1

square

#855AA1 #A1625A #76A15A #5A9AA1

split-complementary

#855AA1 #9AA15A #5AA162

monochromatic

#442E52 #65447A #855AA1 #A280B8 #BFA7CE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.28

#855AA1 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.97

#855AA1 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #855AA1

5.28:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##855AA1	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##855AA1	1.00	5.28	3.97	5.28
#FFFFFF	5.28	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.97	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.28	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4B69A4

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#566C9F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#826576

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6C6C6C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #855aa1;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 90, 161);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.3% 0.117 310.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#aa89bd',
    500: '#855aa1',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #855aa1;
$custom-light: #aa89bd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#855aa1",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 133,
    "g": 90,
    "b": 161
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 276.338,
    "s": 28.287,
    "l": 49.216
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54256,
    "c": 0.11661,
    "h": 310.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.14872
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#855AA1

secondary

#A8BC9B

accent

#C5638A

background

#FAF8FB

surface

#F4F0F6

border

#CECBD0

text

#100B12

muted

#7F7C81

Preview Lab

Preview with #855AA1

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

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