#855AA6#855AA6

#855AA6 is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.151; OKLCH L 54.5% C 0.123 H 308.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.24:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#855AA6
RGB	rgb(133, 90, 166)
HSL	hsl(274, 30%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(274, 46%, 65%)
CMYK	cmyk(19.9%, 45.8%, 0%, 34.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.71, 32.46, -34.31)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.71, 47.23, 313.41°)
OKLab	oklab(54.52% 0.0772 -0.0955)
OKLCH	oklch(54.52% 0.123 308.9)
XYZ	xyz(20.2107, 15.0523, 37.9097)
Luminance	0.1505 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#855AA6 #7BA65A

analogous

#5F5AA6 #855AA6 #A65AA1

triadic

#855AA6 #A6855A #5AA685

tetradic

#855AA6 #A65F5A #7BA65A #5AA1A6

square

#855AA6 #A65F5A #7BA65A #5AA1A6

split-complementary

#855AA6 #A1A65A #5AA65F

monochromatic

#452F57 #65447F #855AA6 #A282BB #C0AAD1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.24

#855AA6 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.01

#855AA6 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #855AA6

5.24:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##855AA6	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##855AA6	1.00	5.24	4.01	5.24
#FFFFFF	5.24	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.01	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.24	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#486AA9

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#536DA4

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#816678

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6C6C6C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #855aa6;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 90, 166);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.5% 0.123 308.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#aa89c1',
    500: '#855aa6',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #855aa6;
$custom-light: #aa89c1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#855aa6",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 133,
    "g": 90,
    "b": 166
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 273.947,
    "s": 29.921,
    "l": 50.196
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54522,
    "c": 0.12285,
    "h": 308.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.15052
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#855AA6

secondary

#ACBF9D

accent

#C6628D

background

#FAF8FB

surface

#F4F0F7

border

#CECBD0

text

#100C12

muted

#7F7D81

Preview Lab

Preview with #855AA6

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

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