#855AA8#855AA8

#855AA8 is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.151; OKLCH L 54.6% C 0.125 H 308.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.22:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#855AA8
RGB	rgb(133, 90, 168)
HSL	hsl(273, 31%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(273, 46%, 66%)
CMYK	cmyk(20.8%, 46.4%, 0%, 34.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.81, 32.93, -35.33)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.81, 48.30, 312.99°)
OKLab	oklab(54.63% 0.0775 -0.0985)
OKLCH	oklch(54.63% 0.125 308.2)
XYZ	xyz(20.3955, 15.1263, 38.8834)
Luminance	0.1513 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#855AA8 #7DA85A

analogous

#5E5AA8 #855AA8 #A85AA4

triadic

#855AA8 #A8855A #5AA885

tetradic

#855AA8 #A85E5A #7DA85A #5AA4A8

square

#855AA8 #A85E5A #7DA85A #5AA4A8

split-complementary

#855AA8 #A4A85A #5AA85E

monochromatic

#462F59 #664481 #855AA8 #A382BD #C0AAD2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.22

#855AA8 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.03

#855AA8 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #855AA8

5.22:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##855AA8	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##855AA8	1.00	5.22	4.03	5.22
#FFFFFF	5.22	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.03	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.22	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#476BAB

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#526DA6

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#806779

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6C6C6C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #855aa8;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 90, 168);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.6% 0.125 308.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#aa89c2',
    500: '#855aa8',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #855aa8;
$custom-light: #aa89c2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#855aa8",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 133,
    "g": 90,
    "b": 168
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 273.077,
    "s": 30.952,
    "l": 50.588
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5463,
    "c": 0.12536,
    "h": 308.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.15126
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#855AA8

secondary

#ADC09E

accent

#C7618F

background

#FAF8FB

surface

#F4F0F7

border

#CECBD0

text

#100C12

muted

#7F7D81

Preview Lab

Preview with #855AA8

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

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