#855AA3#855AA3

#855AA3 is a mid, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.149; OKLCH L 54.4% C 0.119 H 310.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.27:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#855AA3
RGB	rgb(133, 90, 163)
HSL	hsl(275, 29%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(275, 45%, 64%)
CMYK	cmyk(18.4%, 44.8%, 0%, 36.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.56, 31.76, -32.77)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.56, 45.64, 314.10°)
OKLab	oklab(54.36% 0.0767 -0.0911)
OKLCH	oklch(54.36% 0.119 310.1)
XYZ	xyz(19.9387, 14.9435, 36.4773)
Luminance	0.1494 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#855AA3 #78A35A

analogous

#605AA3 #855AA3 #A35A9D

triadic

#855AA3 #A3855A #5AA385

tetradic

#855AA3 #A3605A #78A35A #5A9DA3

square

#855AA3 #A3605A #78A35A #5A9DA3

split-complementary

#855AA3 #9DA35A #5AA360

monochromatic

#452E54 #65447C #855AA3 #A281B9 #BFA8CF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.27

#855AA3 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.99

#855AA3 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #855AA3

5.27:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##855AA3	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##855AA3	1.00	5.27	3.99	5.27
#FFFFFF	5.27	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.99	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.27	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4A6AA6

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#556DA1

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#816577

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6C6C6C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #855aa3;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 90, 163);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.4% 0.119 310.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#aa89be',
    500: '#855aa3',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #855aa3;
$custom-light: #aa89be;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#855aa3",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 133,
    "g": 90,
    "b": 163
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 275.342,
    "s": 28.854,
    "l": 49.608
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54361,
    "c": 0.1191,
    "h": 310.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.14943
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#855AA3

secondary

#A9BD9C

accent

#C5638B

background

#FAF8FB

surface

#F4F0F7

border

#CECBD0

text

#100C12

muted

#7F7D81

Preview Lab

Preview with #855AA3

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

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