#855AAE#855AAE

#855AAE is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.154; OKLCH L 55.0% C 0.133 H 306.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.16:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#855AAE
RGB	rgb(133, 90, 174)
HSL	hsl(271, 34%, 52%)
HSV	hsv(271, 48%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(23.6%, 48.3%, 0%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.12, 34.37, -38.37)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.12, 51.51, 311.85°)
OKLab	oklab(54.96% 0.0784 -0.1073)
OKLCH	oklch(54.96% 0.133 306.1)
XYZ	xyz(20.9674, 15.3550, 41.8954)
Luminance	0.1535 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#855AAE #83AE5A

analogous

#5B5AAE #855AAE #AE5AAD

triadic

#855AAE #AE855A #5AAE85

tetradic

#855AAE #AE5B5A #83AE5A #5AADAE

square

#855AAE #AE5B5A #83AE5A #5AADAE

split-complementary

#855AAE #ADAE5A #5AAE5B

monochromatic

#472F5F #664388 #855AAE #A383C2 #C2ACD6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.16

#855AAE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.07

#855AAE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #855AAE

5.16:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##855AAE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##855AAE	1.00	5.16	4.07	5.16
#FFFFFF	5.16	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.07	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.16	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#436CB1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4F6EAC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#7F687C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6D6D6D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #855aae;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 90, 174);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.0% 0.133 306.1);

Tailwind

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

SCSS

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

JSON

{
  "hex": "#855aae",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 133,
    "g": 90,
    "b": 174
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 270.714,
    "s": 34.146,
    "l": 51.765
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54963,
    "c": 0.1329,
    "h": 306.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.15355
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#855AAE

secondary

#B1C49F

accent

#CA5E93

background

#FAF8FC

surface

#F4F0F8

border

#CECBD1

text

#100C13

muted

#7F7D82

Preview Lab

Preview with #855AAE

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

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