#855AC8#855AC8

#855AC8 is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.165; OKLCH L 56.5% C 0.166 H 299.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.89:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#855AC8
RGB	rgb(133, 90, 200)
HSL	hsl(263, 50%, 57%)
HSV	hsv(263, 55%, 78%)
CMYK	cmyk(33.5%, 55%, 0%, 21.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(47.58, 40.87, -51.15)
CIE-LCH	lch(47.58, 65.47, 308.63°)
OKLab	oklab(56.53% 0.0804 -0.1447)
OKLCH	oklch(56.53% 0.166 299.1)
XYZ	xyz(23.7518, 16.4688, 56.5598)
Luminance	0.1647 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#855AC8 #9DC85A

analogous

#5A66C8 #855AC8 #BC5AC8

triadic

#855AC8 #C8855A #5AC885

tetradic

#855AC8 #C85A66 #9DC85A #5AC8BC

square

#855AC8 #C85A66 #9DC85A #5AC8BC

split-complementary

#855AC8 #C8BC5A #66C85A

monochromatic

#4B2A7E #6639AC #855AC8 #A788D7 #C9B6E7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.89

#855AC8 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.29

#855AC8 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #855AC8

4.89:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##855AC8	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##855AC8	1.00	4.89	4.29	4.89
#FFFFFF	4.89	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.29	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.89	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#2C71CC

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3A70C5

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#777088

Achromatopsia (no color)

#717171

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #855ac8;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 90, 200);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.5% 0.166 299.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ac8ad9',
    500: '#855ac8',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #855ac8;
$custom-light: #ac8ad9;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#855ac8",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 133,
    "g": 90,
    "b": 200
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 263.455,
    "s": 50,
    "l": 56.863
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56526,
    "c": 0.16554,
    "h": 299.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.16469
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#855AC8

secondary

#C4D5A8

accent

#DA4EA3

background

#FAF8FD

surface

#F5F0FB

border

#CFCBD4

text

#100C15

muted

#7F7D83

Preview Lab

Preview with #855AC8

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

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