#855AC9#855AC9

#855AC9 is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.165; OKLCH L 56.6% C 0.167 H 298.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.88:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#855AC9
RGB	rgb(133, 90, 201)
HSL	hsl(263, 51%, 57%)
HSV	hsv(263, 55%, 79%)
CMYK	cmyk(33.8%, 55.2%, 0%, 21.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(47.64, 41.13, -51.62)
CIE-LCH	lch(47.64, 66.00, 308.54°)
OKLab	oklab(56.59% 0.0805 -0.1461)
OKLCH	oklch(56.59% 0.167 298.8)
XYZ	xyz(23.8691, 16.5157, 57.1773)
Luminance	0.1652 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#855AC9 #9EC95A

analogous

#5A67C9 #855AC9 #BC5AC9

triadic

#855AC9 #C9855A #5AC985

tetradic

#855AC9 #C95A67 #9EC95A #5AC9BC

square

#855AC9 #C95A67 #9EC95A #5AC9BC

split-complementary

#855AC9 #C9BC5A #67C95A

monochromatic

#4B2A7F #6639AD #855AC9 #A788D8 #C9B6E7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.88

#855AC9 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.30

#855AC9 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #855AC9

4.88:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##855AC9	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##855AC9	1.00	4.88	4.30	4.88
#FFFFFF	4.88	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.30	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.88	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#2B71CD

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3970C6

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#767089

Achromatopsia (no color)

#717171

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #855ac9;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 90, 201);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.6% 0.167 298.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ac8ada',
    500: '#855ac9',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #855ac9;
$custom-light: #ac8ada;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#855ac9",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 133,
    "g": 90,
    "b": 201
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 263.243,
    "s": 50.685,
    "l": 57.059
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5659,
    "c": 0.16679,
    "h": 298.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.16516
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#855AC9

secondary

#C4D6A9

accent

#DA4EA4

background

#FAF8FD

surface

#F5F0FB

border

#CFCBD4

text

#100C15

muted

#7F7D83

Preview Lab

Preview with #855AC9

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

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