#855AB2#855AB2

#855AB2 is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.155; OKLCH L 55.2% C 0.138 H 304.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.12:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#855AB2
RGB	rgb(133, 90, 178)
HSL	hsl(269, 36%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(269, 49%, 70%)
CMYK	cmyk(25.3%, 49.4%, 0%, 30.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.33, 35.34, -40.38)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.33, 53.66, 311.20°)
OKLab	oklab(55.19% 0.0789 -0.1132)
OKLCH	oklch(55.19% 0.138 304.9)
XYZ	xyz(21.3632, 15.5133, 43.9798)
Luminance	0.1551 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#855AB2 #87B25A

analogous

#5A5BB2 #855AB2 #B15AB2

triadic

#855AB2 #B2855A #5AB285

tetradic

#855AB2 #B25A5B #87B25A #5AB2B1

square

#855AB2 #B25A5B #87B25A #5AB2B1

split-complementary

#855AB2 #B2B15A #5BB25A

monochromatic

#482E63 #67428D #855AB2 #A484C5 #C3ADD9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.12

#855AB2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.10

#855AB2 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #855AB2

5.12:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##855AB2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##855AB2	1.00	5.12	4.10	5.12
#FFFFFF	5.12	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.10	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.12	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#416CB5

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4C6EB0

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#7E697E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6E6E6E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #855ab2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 90, 178);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.2% 0.138 304.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ab8ac9',
    500: '#855ab2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #855ab2;
$custom-light: #ab8ac9;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#855ab2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 133,
    "g": 90,
    "b": 178
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 269.318,
    "s": 36.364,
    "l": 52.549
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55191,
    "c": 0.13795,
    "h": 304.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.15513
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#855AB2

secondary

#B4C7A1

accent

#CC5B95

background

#FAF8FC

surface

#F4F0F8

border

#CECBD1

text

#100C13

muted

#7F7D82

Preview Lab

Preview with #855AB2

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

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