#855AA9#855AA9

#855AA9 is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.152; OKLCH L 54.7% C 0.127 H 307.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.21:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#855AA9
RGB	rgb(133, 90, 169)
HSL	hsl(273, 31%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(273, 47%, 66%)
CMYK	cmyk(21.3%, 46.7%, 0%, 33.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.86, 33.17, -35.84)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.86, 48.84, 312.79°)
OKLab	oklab(54.68% 0.0777 -0.1)
OKLCH	oklch(54.68% 0.127 307.8)
XYZ	xyz(20.4891, 15.1637, 39.3759)
Luminance	0.1516 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#855AA9 #7EA95A

analogous

#5D5AA9 #855AA9 #A95AA5

triadic

#855AA9 #A9855A #5AA985

tetradic

#855AA9 #A95D5A #7EA95A #5AA5A9

square

#855AA9 #A95D5A #7EA95A #5AA5A9

split-complementary

#855AA9 #A5A95A #5AA95D

monochromatic

#462F5A #664482 #855AA9 #A382BE #C0AAD3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.21

#855AA9 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.03

#855AA9 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #855AA9

5.21:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##855AA9	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##855AA9	1.00	5.21	4.03	5.21
#FFFFFF	5.21	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.03	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.21	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#466BAC

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#526DA7

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#806779

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6D6D6D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #855aa9;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 90, 169);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.7% 0.127 307.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#aa8ac3',
    500: '#855aa9',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #855aa9;
$custom-light: #aa8ac3;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#855aa9",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 133,
    "g": 90,
    "b": 169
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 272.658,
    "s": 31.474,
    "l": 50.784
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54685,
    "c": 0.12662,
    "h": 307.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.15163
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#855AA9

secondary

#AEC19E

accent

#C8608F

background

#FAF8FC

surface

#F4F0F8

border

#CECBD1

text

#100C12

muted

#7F7D81

Preview Lab

Preview with #855AA9

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

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