#855B9B#855B9B

#855B9B is a mid, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.148; OKLCH L 54.1% C 0.107 H 313.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.29:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#855B9B
RGB	rgb(133, 91, 155)
HSL	hsl(279, 26%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(279, 41%, 61%)
CMYK	cmyk(14.2%, 41.3%, 0%, 39.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.41, 29.34, -28.26)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.41, 40.74, 316.07°)
OKLab	oklab(54.13% 0.0737 -0.0781)
OKLCH	oklch(54.13% 0.107 313.3)
XYZ	xyz(19.3294, 14.8357, 32.8493)
Luminance	0.1484 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#855B9B #719B5B

analogous

#655B9B #855B9B #9B5B91

triadic

#855B9B #9B855B #5B9B85

tetradic

#855B9B #9B655B #719B5B #5B919B

square

#855B9B #9B655B #719B5B #5B919B

split-complementary

#855B9B #919B5B #5B9B65

monochromatic

#432E4E #644474 #855B9B #A27FB4 #BEA6CB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.29

#855B9B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.97

#855B9B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #855B9B

5.29:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##855B9B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##855B9B	1.00	5.29	3.97	5.29
#FFFFFF	5.29	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.97	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.29	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4F699D

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5A6D99

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#836474

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6B6B6B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #855b9b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 91, 155);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.1% 0.107 313.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#a98ab8',
    500: '#855b9b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #855b9b;
$custom-light: #a98ab8;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#855b9b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 133,
    "g": 91,
    "b": 155
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 279.375,
    "s": 26.016,
    "l": 48.235
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54125,
    "c": 0.10737,
    "h": 313.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.14835
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#855B9B

secondary

#A4B999

accent

#C26585

background

#FAF8FB

surface

#F4F0F6

border

#CECBD0

text

#100C11

muted

#7F7D80

Preview Lab

Preview with #855B9B

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

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