#855AD3#855AD3

#855AD3 is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.170; OKLCH L 57.2% C 0.179 H 296.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.77:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#855AD3
RGB	rgb(133, 90, 211)
HSL	hsl(261, 58%, 59%)
HSV	hsv(261, 57%, 83%)
CMYK	cmyk(37%, 57.3%, 0%, 17.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(48.26, 43.73, -56.37)
CIE-LCH	lch(48.26, 71.34, 307.80°)
OKLab	oklab(57.24% 0.0806 -0.16)
OKLCH	oklch(57.24% 0.179 296.7)
XYZ	xyz(25.0839, 17.0016, 63.5755)
Luminance	0.1700 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#855AD3 #A8D35A

analogous

#5A6CD3 #855AD3 #C25AD3

triadic

#855AD3 #D3855A #5AD385

tetradic

#855AD3 #D35A6C #A8D35A #5AD3C2

square

#855AD3 #D35A6C #A8D35A #5AD3C2

split-complementary

#855AD3 #D3C25A #6CD35A

monochromatic

#4A268D #6432BD #855AD3 #A98AE0 #CCBBED

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.77

#855AD3 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.40

#855AD3 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #855AD3

4.77:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##855AD3	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##855AD3	1.00	4.77	4.40	4.77
#FFFFFF	4.77	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.40	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.77	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#1973D7

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2C71D0

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#73738E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#737373

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #855ad3;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 90, 211);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(57.2% 0.179 296.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ad8ae1',
    500: '#855ad3',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #855ad3;
$custom-light: #ad8ae1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#855ad3",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 133,
    "g": 90,
    "b": 211
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 261.322,
    "s": 57.895,
    "l": 59.02
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.57243,
    "c": 0.17917,
    "h": 296.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.17002
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#855AD3

secondary

#CBDCAD

accent

#E147AA

background

#FBF8FD

surface

#F6F0FB

border

#D0CBD4

text

#110C15

muted

#807D83

Preview Lab

Preview with #855AD3

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

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