#855AA5#855AA5

#855AA5 is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.150; OKLCH L 54.5% C 0.122 H 309.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.25:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#855AA5
RGB	rgb(133, 90, 165)
HSL	hsl(274, 29%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(274, 45%, 65%)
CMYK	cmyk(19.4%, 45.5%, 0%, 35.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.66, 32.23, -33.80)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.66, 46.70, 313.64°)
OKLab	oklab(54.47% 0.0771 -0.0941)
OKLCH	oklch(54.47% 0.122 309.3)
XYZ	xyz(20.1193, 15.0158, 37.4285)
Luminance	0.1502 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#855AA5 #7AA55A

analogous

#5F5AA5 #855AA5 #A55AA0

triadic

#855AA5 #A5855A #5AA585

tetradic

#855AA5 #A55F5A #7AA55A #5AA0A5

square

#855AA5 #A55F5A #7AA55A #5AA0A5

split-complementary

#855AA5 #A0A55A #5AA55F

monochromatic

#452F56 #65447D #855AA5 #A282BB #C0A9D0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.25

#855AA5 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.00

#855AA5 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #855AA5

5.25:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##855AA5	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##855AA5	1.00	5.25	4.00	5.25
#FFFFFF	5.25	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.00	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.25	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#496AA8

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#546DA3

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#816677

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6C6C6C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #855aa5;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 90, 165);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.5% 0.122 309.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#aa89c0',
    500: '#855aa5',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #855aa5;
$custom-light: #aa89c0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#855aa5",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 133,
    "g": 90,
    "b": 165
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 274.4,
    "s": 29.412,
    "l": 50
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54468,
    "c": 0.1216,
    "h": 309.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.15015
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#855AA5

secondary

#ABBE9D

accent

#C6628D

background

#FAF8FB

surface

#F4F0F7

border

#CECBD0

text

#100C12

muted

#7F7D81

Preview Lab

Preview with #855AA5

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

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