#855AD5#855AD5

#855AD5 is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.171; OKLCH L 57.4% C 0.182 H 296.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.75:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#855AD5
RGB	rgb(133, 90, 213)
HSL	hsl(261, 59%, 59%)
HSV	hsv(261, 58%, 84%)
CMYK	cmyk(37.6%, 57.7%, 0%, 16.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(48.39, 44.25, -57.30)
CIE-LCH	lch(48.39, 72.40, 307.68°)
OKLab	oklab(57.38% 0.0806 -0.1628)
OKLCH	oklch(57.38% 0.182 296.3)
XYZ	xyz(25.3362, 17.1025, 64.9041)
Luminance	0.1710 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#855AD5 #AAD55A

analogous

#5A6DD5 #855AD5 #C35AD5

triadic

#855AD5 #D5855A #5AD585

tetradic

#855AD5 #D55A6D #AAD55A #5AD5C3

square

#855AD5 #D55A6D #AAD55A #5AD5C3

split-complementary

#855AD5 #D5C35A #6DD55A

monochromatic

#4A2590 #6331C1 #855AD5 #A98BE1 #CDBCEE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.75

#855AD5 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.42

#855AD5 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #855AD5

4.75:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##855AD5	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##855AD5	1.00	4.75	4.42	4.75
#FFFFFF	4.75	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.42	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.75	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#1474D9

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2971D2

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#72748F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#737373

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #855ad5;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 90, 213);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(57.4% 0.182 296.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ad8ae3',
    500: '#855ad5',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #855ad5;
$custom-light: #ad8ae3;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#855ad5",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 133,
    "g": 90,
    "b": 213
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 260.976,
    "s": 59.42,
    "l": 59.412
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.57377,
    "c": 0.18163,
    "h": 296.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.17103
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#855AD5

secondary

#CDDDAD

accent

#E345AC

background

#FBF8FE

surface

#F6F0FC

border

#D0CBD5

text

#110C15

muted

#807D84

Preview Lab

Preview with #855AD5

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

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