#855AA4#855AA4

#855AA4 is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.150; OKLCH L 54.4% C 0.120 H 309.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.26:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#855AA4
RGB	rgb(133, 90, 164)
HSL	hsl(275, 29%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(275, 45%, 64%)
CMYK	cmyk(18.9%, 45.1%, 0%, 35.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.61, 31.99, -33.29)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.61, 46.17, 313.87°)
OKLab	oklab(54.42% 0.0769 -0.0926)
OKLCH	oklch(54.42% 0.12 309.7)
XYZ	xyz(20.0286, 14.9795, 36.9510)
Luminance	0.1498 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#855AA4 #79A45A

analogous

#605AA4 #855AA4 #A45A9E

triadic

#855AA4 #A4855A #5AA485

tetradic

#855AA4 #A4605A #79A45A #5A9EA4

square

#855AA4 #A4605A #79A45A #5A9EA4

split-complementary

#855AA4 #9EA45A #5AA460

monochromatic

#452F55 #65447C #855AA4 #A281BA #BFA9D0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.26

#855AA4 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.00

#855AA4 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #855AA4

5.26:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##855AA4	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##855AA4	1.00	5.26	4.00	5.26
#FFFFFF	5.26	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.00	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.26	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#496AA7

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#546DA2

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#816677

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6C6C6C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #855aa4;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 90, 164);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.4% 0.120 309.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#aa89bf',
    500: '#855aa4',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #855aa4;
$custom-light: #aa89bf;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#855aa4",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 133,
    "g": 90,
    "b": 164
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 274.865,
    "s": 29.134,
    "l": 49.804
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54415,
    "c": 0.12035,
    "h": 309.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.14979
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#855AA4

secondary

#AABE9C

accent

#C5628C

background

#FAF8FB

surface

#F4F0F7

border

#CECBD0

text

#100C12

muted

#7F7D81

Preview Lab

Preview with #855AA4

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

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