#855AB7#855AB7

#855AB7 is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.157; OKLCH L 55.5% C 0.144 H 303.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.07:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#855AB7
RGB	rgb(133, 90, 183)
HSL	hsl(268, 39%, 54%)
HSV	hsv(268, 51%, 72%)
CMYK	cmyk(27.3%, 50.8%, 0%, 28.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.60, 36.57, -42.86)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.60, 56.35, 310.47°)
OKLab	oklab(55.48% 0.0794 -0.1204)
OKLCH	oklch(55.48% 0.144 303.4)
XYZ	xyz(21.8744, 15.7178, 46.6720)
Luminance	0.1572 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#855AB7 #8CB75A

analogous

#5A5DB7 #855AB7 #B35AB7

triadic

#855AB7 #B7855A #5AB785

tetradic

#855AB7 #B75A5D #8CB75A #5AB7B3

square

#855AB7 #B75A5D #8CB75A #5AB7B3

split-complementary

#855AB7 #B7B35A #5DB75A

monochromatic

#492E69 #674093 #855AB7 #A585CA #C4AFDC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.07

#855AB7 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.14

#855AB7 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #855AB7

5.07:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##855AB7	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##855AB7	1.00	5.07	4.14	5.07
#FFFFFF	5.07	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.14	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.07	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3D6DBA

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#496EB5

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#7C6B80

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6E6E6E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #855ab7;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 90, 183);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.5% 0.144 303.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ab8acd',
    500: '#855ab7',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #855ab7;
$custom-light: #ab8acd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#855ab7",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 133,
    "g": 90,
    "b": 183
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 267.742,
    "s": 39.241,
    "l": 53.529
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55482,
    "c": 0.14424,
    "h": 303.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.15718
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#855AB7

secondary

#B8CAA2

accent

#CF5998

background

#FAF8FC

surface

#F4F0F9

border

#CECBD2

text

#100C13

muted

#7F7D82

Preview Lab

Preview with #855AB7

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

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