#855AD2#855AD2

#855AD2 is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.170; OKLCH L 57.2% C 0.178 H 296.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.78:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#855AD2
RGB	rgb(133, 90, 210)
HSL	hsl(262, 57%, 59%)
HSV	hsv(262, 57%, 82%)
CMYK	cmyk(36.7%, 57.1%, 0%, 17.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(48.20, 43.46, -55.90)
CIE-LCH	lch(48.20, 70.81, 307.87°)
OKLab	oklab(57.18% 0.0806 -0.1586)
OKLCH	oklch(57.18% 0.178 296.9)
XYZ	xyz(24.9589, 16.9516, 62.9173)
Luminance	0.1695 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#855AD2 #A7D25A

analogous

#5A6BD2 #855AD2 #C15AD2

triadic

#855AD2 #D2855A #5AD285

tetradic

#855AD2 #D25A6B #A7D25A #5AD2C1

square

#855AD2 #D25A6B #A7D25A #5AD2C1

split-complementary

#855AD2 #D2C15A #6BD25A

monochromatic

#4A268C #6433BC #855AD2 #A98ADF #CCBAEC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.78

#855AD2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.39

#855AD2 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #855AD2

4.78:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##855AD2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##855AD2	1.00	4.78	4.39	4.78
#FFFFFF	4.78	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.39	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.78	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#1C73D6

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2E71CF

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#73738D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#727272

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #855ad2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 90, 210);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(57.2% 0.178 296.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ad8ae0',
    500: '#855ad2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #855ad2;
$custom-light: #ad8ae0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#855ad2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 133,
    "g": 90,
    "b": 210
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 261.5,
    "s": 57.143,
    "l": 58.824
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.57176,
    "c": 0.17794,
    "h": 296.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.16952
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#855AD2

secondary

#CBDCAC

accent

#E047AA

background

#FBF8FD

surface

#F6F0FB

border

#D0CBD4

text

#110C15

muted

#807D83

Preview Lab

Preview with #855AD2

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

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