#855AAD#855AAD

#855AAD is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.153; OKLCH L 54.9% C 0.132 H 306.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.17:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#855AAD
RGB	rgb(133, 90, 173)
HSL	hsl(271, 34%, 52%)
HSV	hsv(271, 48%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(23.1%, 48%, 0%, 32.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.06, 34.13, -37.87)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.06, 50.98, 312.03°)
OKLab	oklab(54.91% 0.0782 -0.1059)
OKLCH	oklch(54.91% 0.132 306.5)
XYZ	xyz(20.8703, 15.3162, 41.3839)
Luminance	0.1532 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#855AAD #82AD5A

analogous

#5C5AAD #855AAD #AD5AAC

triadic

#855AAD #AD855A #5AAD85

tetradic

#855AAD #AD5C5A #82AD5A #5AACAD

square

#855AAD #AD5C5A #82AD5A #5AACAD

split-complementary

#855AAD #ACAD5A #5AAD5C

monochromatic

#472F5E #664387 #855AAD #A383C1 #C1ACD6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.17

#855AAD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.06

#855AAD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #855AAD

5.17:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##855AAD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##855AAD	1.00	5.17	4.06	5.17
#FFFFFF	5.17	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.06	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.17	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#446CB0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4F6DAB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#7F687B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6D6D6D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #855aad;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 90, 173);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.9% 0.132 306.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#aa8ac6',
    500: '#855aad',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #855aad;
$custom-light: #aa8ac6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#855aad",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 133,
    "g": 90,
    "b": 173
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 271.084,
    "s": 33.603,
    "l": 51.569
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54907,
    "c": 0.13165,
    "h": 306.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.15316
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#855AAD

secondary

#B1C49F

accent

#CA5E92

background

#FAF8FC

surface

#F4F0F8

border

#CECBD1

text

#100C13

muted

#7F7D82

Preview Lab

Preview with #855AAD

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

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