#855AC5#855AC5

#855AC5 is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.163; OKLCH L 56.3% C 0.162 H 299.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.92:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#855AC5
RGB	rgb(133, 90, 197)
HSL	hsl(264, 48%, 56%)
HSV	hsv(264, 54%, 77%)
CMYK	cmyk(32.5%, 54.3%, 0%, 22.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(47.40, 40.10, -49.70)
CIE-LCH	lch(47.40, 63.86, 308.90°)
OKLab	oklab(56.34% 0.0803 -0.1405)
OKLCH	oklch(56.34% 0.162 299.8)
XYZ	xyz(23.4047, 16.3299, 54.7314)
Luminance	0.1633 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#855AC5 #9AC55A

analogous

#5A65C5 #855AC5 #BB5AC5

triadic

#855AC5 #C5855A #5AC585

tetradic

#855AC5 #C55A65 #9AC55A #5AC5BB

square

#855AC5 #C55A65 #9AC55A #5AC5BB

split-complementary

#855AC5 #C5BB5A #65C55A

monochromatic

#4B2B7A #663BA7 #855AC5 #A687D5 #C8B5E5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.92

#855AC5 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.27

#855AC5 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #855AC5

4.92:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##855AC5	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##855AC5	1.00	4.92	4.27	4.92
#FFFFFF	4.92	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.27	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.92	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#2F70C9

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3D70C2

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#786F87

Achromatopsia (no color)

#707070

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #855ac5;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 90, 197);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.3% 0.162 299.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ac8ad7',
    500: '#855ac5',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #855ac5;
$custom-light: #ac8ad7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#855ac5",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 133,
    "g": 90,
    "b": 197
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 264.112,
    "s": 47.982,
    "l": 56.275
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56336,
    "c": 0.1618,
    "h": 299.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.1633
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#855AC5

secondary

#C2D3A7

accent

#D850A1

background

#FAF8FD

surface

#F4F0FA

border

#CECBD3

text

#100C14

muted

#7F7D83

Preview Lab

Preview with #855AC5

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

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