#855AD6#855AD6

#855AD6 is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.172; OKLCH L 57.4% C 0.183 H 296.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.74:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#855AD6
RGB	rgb(133, 90, 214)
HSL	hsl(261, 60%, 60%)
HSV	hsv(261, 58%, 84%)
CMYK	cmyk(37.9%, 57.9%, 0%, 16.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(48.45, 44.51, -57.77)
CIE-LCH	lch(48.45, 72.93, 307.61°)
OKLab	oklab(57.44% 0.0806 -0.1641)
OKLCH	oklch(57.44% 0.183 296.1)
XYZ	xyz(25.4635, 17.1535, 65.5747)
Luminance	0.1715 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#855AD6 #ABD65A

analogous

#5A6DD6 #855AD6 #C35AD6

triadic

#855AD6 #D6855A #5AD685

tetradic

#855AD6 #D65A6D #ABD65A #5AD6C3

square

#855AD6 #D65A6D #ABD65A #5AD6C3

split-complementary

#855AD6 #D6C35A #6DD65A

monochromatic

#4A2491 #6330C2 #855AD6 #A98BE2 #CDBCEE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.74

#855AD6 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.43

#855AD6 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #855AD6

4.74:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##855AD6	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##855AD6	1.00	4.74	4.43	4.74
#FFFFFF	4.74	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.43	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.74	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#1174DA

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2871D3

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#71748F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#737373

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #855ad6;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 90, 214);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(57.4% 0.183 296.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ad8ae3',
    500: '#855ad6',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #855ad6;
$custom-light: #ad8ae3;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#855ad6",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 133,
    "g": 90,
    "b": 214
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 260.806,
    "s": 60.194,
    "l": 59.608
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.57444,
    "c": 0.18286,
    "h": 296.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.17154
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#855AD6

secondary

#CDDEAE

accent

#E344AC

background

#FBF8FE

surface

#F6F0FC

border

#D0CBD5

text

#110C15

muted

#807D84

Preview Lab

Preview with #855AD6

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

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