#855AB3#855AB3

#855AB3 is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.156; OKLCH L 55.2% C 0.139 H 304.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.11:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#855AB3
RGB	rgb(133, 90, 179)
HSL	hsl(269, 37%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(269, 50%, 70%)
CMYK	cmyk(25.7%, 49.7%, 0%, 29.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.38, 35.59, -40.88)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.38, 54.20, 311.04°)
OKLab	oklab(55.25% 0.079 -0.1146)
OKLCH	oklch(55.25% 0.139 304.6)
XYZ	xyz(21.4640, 15.5536, 44.5105)
Luminance	0.1555 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#855AB3 #88B35A

analogous

#5A5BB3 #855AB3 #B15AB3

triadic

#855AB3 #B3855A #5AB385

tetradic

#855AB3 #B35A5B #88B35A #5AB3B1

square

#855AB3 #B35A5B #88B35A #5AB3B1

split-complementary

#855AB3 #B3B15A #5BB35A

monochromatic

#482E64 #67428E #855AB3 #A484C6 #C3AEDA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.11

#855AB3 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.11

#855AB3 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #855AB3

5.11:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##855AB3	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##855AB3	1.00	5.11	4.11	5.11
#FFFFFF	5.11	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.11	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.11	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#406DB6

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4C6EB1

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#7D6A7E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6E6E6E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #855ab3;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 90, 179);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.2% 0.139 304.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ab8aca',
    500: '#855ab3',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #855ab3;
$custom-light: #ab8aca;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#855ab3",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 133,
    "g": 90,
    "b": 179
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 268.989,
    "s": 36.929,
    "l": 52.745
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55248,
    "c": 0.1392,
    "h": 304.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.15554
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#855AB3

secondary

#B5C8A1

accent

#CD5B96

background

#FAF8FC

surface

#F4F0F8

border

#CECBD1

text

#100C13

muted

#7F7D82

Preview Lab

Preview with #855AB3

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

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