#855AD4#855AD4

#855AD4 is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.171; OKLCH L 57.3% C 0.180 H 296.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.76:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#855AD4
RGB	rgb(133, 90, 212)
HSL	hsl(261, 59%, 59%)
HSV	hsv(261, 58%, 83%)
CMYK	cmyk(37.3%, 57.5%, 0%, 16.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(48.33, 43.99, -56.84)
CIE-LCH	lch(48.33, 71.87, 307.74°)
OKLab	oklab(57.31% 0.0806 -0.1614)
OKLCH	oklch(57.31% 0.18 296.5)
XYZ	xyz(25.2097, 17.0519, 64.2377)
Luminance	0.1705 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#855AD4 #A9D45A

analogous

#5A6CD4 #855AD4 #C25AD4

triadic

#855AD4 #D4855A #5AD485

tetradic

#855AD4 #D45A6C #A9D45A #5AD4C2

square

#855AD4 #D45A6C #A9D45A #5AD4C2

split-complementary

#855AD4 #D4C25A #6CD45A

monochromatic

#4A258E #6432BF #855AD4 #A98BE1 #CDBBED

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.76

#855AD4 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.41

#855AD4 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #855AD4

4.76:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##855AD4	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##855AD4	1.00	4.76	4.41	4.76
#FFFFFF	4.76	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.41	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.76	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#1773D8

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2B71D1

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#72748E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#737373

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #855ad4;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 90, 212);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(57.3% 0.180 296.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ad8ae2',
    500: '#855ad4',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #855ad4;
$custom-light: #ad8ae2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#855ad4",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 133,
    "g": 90,
    "b": 212
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 261.148,
    "s": 58.654,
    "l": 59.216
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5731,
    "c": 0.1804,
    "h": 296.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.17052
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#855AD4

secondary

#CCDDAD

accent

#E246AB

background

#FBF8FD

surface

#F6F0FB

border

#D0CBD4

text

#110C15

muted

#807D83

Preview Lab

Preview with #855AD4

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

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