#855AD1#855AD1

#855AD1 is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.169; OKLCH L 57.1% C 0.177 H 297.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.79:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#855AD1
RGB	rgb(133, 90, 209)
HSL	hsl(262, 56%, 59%)
HSV	hsv(262, 57%, 82%)
CMYK	cmyk(36.4%, 56.9%, 0%, 18%)
CIE-LAB	lab(48.14, 43.20, -55.42)
CIE-LCH	lch(48.14, 70.27, 307.94°)
OKLab	oklab(57.11% 0.0806 -0.1573)
OKLCH	oklch(57.11% 0.177 297.1)
XYZ	xyz(24.8347, 16.9020, 62.2632)
Luminance	0.1690 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#855AD1 #A6D15A

analogous

#5A6AD1 #855AD1 #C05AD1

triadic

#855AD1 #D1855A #5AD185

tetradic

#855AD1 #D15A6A #A6D15A #5AD1C0

square

#855AD1 #D15A6A #A6D15A #5AD1C0

split-complementary

#855AD1 #D1C05A #6AD15A

monochromatic

#4A278A #6434BA #855AD1 #A88ADE #CCBAEC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.79

#855AD1 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.38

#855AD1 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #855AD1

4.79:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##855AD1	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##855AD1	1.00	4.79	4.38	4.79
#FFFFFF	4.79	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.38	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.79	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#1E73D5

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2F71CE

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#73738D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#727272

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #855ad1;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 90, 209);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(57.1% 0.177 297.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ad8ae0',
    500: '#855ad1',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #855ad1;
$custom-light: #ad8ae0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#855ad1",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 133,
    "g": 90,
    "b": 209
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 261.681,
    "s": 56.398,
    "l": 58.627
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5711,
    "c": 0.17671,
    "h": 297.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.16902
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#855AD1

secondary

#CADBAC

accent

#E048A9

background

#FBF8FD

surface

#F6F0FB

border

#D0CBD4

text

#110C15

muted

#807D83

Preview Lab

Preview with #855AD1

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

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