#855AEE#855AEE

#855AEE is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.185; OKLCH L 59.1% C 0.212 H 292.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.69:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#855AEE
RGB	rgb(133, 90, 238)
HSL	hsl(257, 81%, 64%)
HSV	hsv(257, 62%, 93%)
CMYK	cmyk(44.1%, 62.2%, 0%, 6.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(50.06, 50.91, -68.74)
CIE-LCH	lch(50.06, 85.54, 306.53°)
OKLab	oklab(59.13% 0.0794 -0.1964)
OKLCH	oklch(59.13% 0.212 292)
XYZ	xyz(28.7574, 18.4710, 82.9224)
Luminance	0.1847 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#855AEE #C3EE5A

analogous

#5A79EE #855AEE #CF5AEE

triadic

#855AEE #EE855A #5AEE85

tetradic

#855AEE #EE5A79 #C3EE5A #5AEECF

square

#855AEE #EE5A79 #C3EE5A #5AEECF

split-complementary

#855AEE #EECF5A #79EE5A

monochromatic

#4413BA #5C23E8 #855AEE #AE91F4 #D7C9F9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.47

#855AEE on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.69

#855AEE on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #855AEE

4.69:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##855AEE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##855AEE	1.00	4.47	4.69	4.69
#FFFFFF	4.47	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	4.69	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	4.69	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0079F3

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0074EB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#667C9C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#777777

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #855aee;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 90, 238);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(59.1% 0.212 292.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b08bf4',
    500: '#855aee',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #855aee;
$custom-light: #b08bf4;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#855aee",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 133,
    "g": 90,
    "b": 238
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 257.432,
    "s": 81.319,
    "l": 64.314
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.59129,
    "c": 0.21187,
    "h": 292
  },
  "luminance": 0.18472
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#855AEE

secondary

#DDECB8

accent

#DE08A0

background

#FBF8FF

surface

#F6F0FE

border

#D0CBD6

text

#110C17

muted

#807D85

Preview Lab

Preview with #855AEE

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

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