#855AAB#855AAB

#855AAB is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.152; OKLCH L 54.8% C 0.129 H 307.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.19:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#855AAB
RGB	rgb(133, 90, 171)
HSL	hsl(272, 33%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(272, 47%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(22.2%, 47.4%, 0%, 32.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.96, 33.65, -36.85)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.96, 49.90, 312.40°)
OKLab	oklab(54.8% 0.078 -0.1029)
OKLCH	oklch(54.8% 0.129 307.1)
XYZ	xyz(20.6782, 15.2394, 40.3723)
Luminance	0.1524 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#855AAB #80AB5A

analogous

#5C5AAB #855AAB #AB5AA8

triadic

#855AAB #AB855A #5AAB85

tetradic

#855AAB #AB5C5A #80AB5A #5AA8AB

square

#855AAB #AB5C5A #80AB5A #5AA8AB

split-complementary

#855AAB #A8AB5A #5AAB5C

monochromatic

#472F5C #664384 #855AAB #A383C0 #C1ABD4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.19

#855AAB on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.05

#855AAB on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #855AAB

5.19:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##855AAB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##855AAB	1.00	5.19	4.05	5.19
#FFFFFF	5.19	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.05	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.19	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#456BAE

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#516DA9

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#7F677A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6D6D6D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #855aab;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 90, 171);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.8% 0.129 307.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#aa8ac4',
    500: '#855aab',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #855aab;
$custom-light: #aa8ac4;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#855aab",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 133,
    "g": 90,
    "b": 171
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 271.852,
    "s": 32.53,
    "l": 51.176
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54795,
    "c": 0.12914,
    "h": 307.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.15239
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#855AAB

secondary

#AFC29F

accent

#C95F91

background

#FAF8FC

surface

#F4F0F8

border

#CECBD1

text

#100C13

muted

#7F7D82

Preview Lab

Preview with #855AAB

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

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