#855AB9#855AB9

#855AB9 is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.158; OKLCH L 55.6% C 0.147 H 302.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.05:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#855AB9
RGB	rgb(133, 90, 185)
HSL	hsl(267, 40%, 54%)
HSV	hsv(267, 51%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(28.1%, 51.4%, 0%, 27.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.71, 37.07, -43.85)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.71, 57.42, 310.21°)
OKLab	oklab(55.6% 0.0796 -0.1233)
OKLCH	oklch(55.6% 0.147 302.8)
XYZ	xyz(22.0840, 15.8017, 47.7761)
Luminance	0.1580 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#855AB9 #8EB95A

analogous

#5A5FB9 #855AB9 #B55AB9

triadic

#855AB9 #B9855A #5AB985

tetradic

#855AB9 #B95A5F #8EB95A #5AB9B5

square

#855AB9 #B95A5F #8EB95A #5AB9B5

split-complementary

#855AB9 #B9B55A #5FB95A

monochromatic

#492D6B #674096 #855AB9 #A585CB #C5B0DD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.05

#855AB9 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.16

#855AB9 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #855AB9

5.05:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##855AB9	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##855AB9	1.00	5.05	4.16	5.05
#FFFFFF	5.05	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.16	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.05	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3B6EBC

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#476FB7

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#7C6B81

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6F6F6F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #855ab9;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 90, 185);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.6% 0.147 302.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ab8ace',
    500: '#855ab9',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #855ab9;
$custom-light: #ab8ace;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#855ab9",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 133,
    "g": 90,
    "b": 185
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 267.158,
    "s": 40.426,
    "l": 53.922
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55601,
    "c": 0.14676,
    "h": 302.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.15802
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#855AB9

secondary

#B9CCA3

accent

#D0589A

background

#FAF8FC

surface

#F4F0F9

border

#CECBD2

text

#100C14

muted

#7F7D82

Preview Lab

Preview with #855AB9

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

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