#855AD8#855AD8

#855AD8 is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.173; OKLCH L 57.6% C 0.185 H 295.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.72:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#855AD8
RGB	rgb(133, 90, 216)
HSL	hsl(260, 62%, 60%)
HSV	hsv(260, 58%, 85%)
CMYK	cmyk(38.4%, 58.3%, 0%, 15.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(48.58, 45.04, -58.70)
CIE-LCH	lch(48.58, 73.99, 307.50°)
OKLab	oklab(57.58% 0.0805 -0.1669)
OKLCH	oklch(57.58% 0.185 295.8)
XYZ	xyz(25.7205, 17.2562, 66.9281)
Luminance	0.1726 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#855AD8 #ADD85A

analogous

#5A6ED8 #855AD8 #C45AD8

triadic

#855AD8 #D8855A #5AD885

tetradic

#855AD8 #D85A6E #ADD85A #5AD8C4

square

#855AD8 #D85A6E #ADD85A #5AD8C4

split-complementary

#855AD8 #D8C45A #6ED85A

monochromatic

#4A2395 #622FC6 #855AD8 #AA8BE4 #CEBDEF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.72

#855AD8 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.45

#855AD8 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #855AD8

4.72:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##855AD8	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##855AD8	1.00	4.72	4.45	4.72
#FFFFFF	4.72	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.45	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.72	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0974DC

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2472D5

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#717590

Achromatopsia (no color)

#737373

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #855ad8;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 90, 216);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(57.6% 0.185 295.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ad8ae5',
    500: '#855ad8',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #855ad8;
$custom-light: #ad8ae5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#855ad8",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 133,
    "g": 90,
    "b": 216
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 260.476,
    "s": 61.765,
    "l": 60
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.57579,
    "c": 0.18531,
    "h": 295.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.17257
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#855AD8

secondary

#CFDFAF

accent

#E543AE

background

#FBF8FE

surface

#F6F0FC

border

#D0CBD5

text

#110C16

muted

#807D84

Preview Lab

Preview with #855AD8

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

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