#855AB5#855AB5

#855AB5 is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.156; OKLCH L 55.4% C 0.142 H 304.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.09:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#855AB5
RGB	rgb(133, 90, 181)
HSL	hsl(268, 38%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(268, 50%, 71%)
CMYK	cmyk(26.5%, 50.3%, 0%, 29%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.49, 36.08, -41.87)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.49, 55.27, 310.75°)
OKLab	oklab(55.36% 0.0792 -0.1175)
OKLCH	oklch(55.36% 0.142 304)
XYZ	xyz(21.6677, 15.6351, 45.5835)
Luminance	0.1563 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#855AB5 #8AB55A

analogous

#5A5CB5 #855AB5 #B25AB5

triadic

#855AB5 #B5855A #5AB585

tetradic

#855AB5 #B55A5C #8AB55A #5AB5B2

square

#855AB5 #B55A5C #8AB55A #5AB5B2

split-complementary

#855AB5 #B5B25A #5CB55A

monochromatic

#492E67 #674191 #855AB5 #A484C8 #C3AFDB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.09

#855AB5 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.13

#855AB5 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #855AB5

5.09:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##855AB5	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##855AB5	1.00	5.09	4.13	5.09
#FFFFFF	5.09	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.13	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.09	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3E6DB8

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4A6EB3

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#7D6A7F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6E6E6E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #855ab5;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 90, 181);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.4% 0.142 304.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ab8acb',
    500: '#855ab5',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #855ab5;
$custom-light: #ab8acb;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#855ab5",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 133,
    "g": 90,
    "b": 181
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 268.352,
    "s": 38.075,
    "l": 53.137
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55365,
    "c": 0.14172,
    "h": 304
  },
  "luminance": 0.15635
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#855AB5

secondary

#B6C9A2

accent

#CE5A97

background

#FAF8FC

surface

#F4F0F9

border

#CECBD2

text

#100C13

muted

#7F7D82

Preview Lab

Preview with #855AB5

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

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