#855AB4#855AB4

#855AB4 is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.156; OKLCH L 55.3% C 0.140 H 304.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.10:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#855AB4
RGB	rgb(133, 90, 180)
HSL	hsl(269, 38%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(269, 50%, 71%)
CMYK	cmyk(26.1%, 50%, 0%, 29.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.44, 35.83, -41.37)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.44, 54.73, 310.90°)
OKLab	oklab(55.31% 0.0791 -0.1161)
OKLCH	oklch(55.31% 0.14 304.3)
XYZ	xyz(21.5655, 15.5942, 45.0450)
Luminance	0.1559 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#855AB4 #89B45A

analogous

#5A5CB4 #855AB4 #B25AB4

triadic

#855AB4 #B4855A #5AB485

tetradic

#855AB4 #B45A5C #89B45A #5AB4B2

square

#855AB4 #B45A5C #89B45A #5AB4B2

split-complementary

#855AB4 #B4B25A #5CB45A

monochromatic

#492E65 #674190 #855AB4 #A484C7 #C3AEDA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.10

#855AB4 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.12

#855AB4 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #855AB4

5.10:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##855AB4	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##855AB4	1.00	5.10	4.12	5.10
#FFFFFF	5.10	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.12	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.10	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3F6DB7

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4B6EB2

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#7D6A7F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6E6E6E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #855ab4;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 90, 180);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.3% 0.140 304.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ab8acb',
    500: '#855ab4',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #855ab4;
$custom-light: #ab8acb;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#855ab4",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 133,
    "g": 90,
    "b": 180
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 268.667,
    "s": 37.5,
    "l": 52.941
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55306,
    "c": 0.14047,
    "h": 304.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.15594
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#855AB4

secondary

#B6C8A1

accent

#CD5A96

background

#FAF8FC

surface

#F4F0F8

border

#CECBD1

text

#100C13

muted

#7F7D82

Preview Lab

Preview with #855AB4

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

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