#855B9C#855B9C

#855B9C is a mid, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.149; OKLCH L 54.2% C 0.109 H 312.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.28:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#855B9C
RGB	rgb(133, 91, 156)
HSL	hsl(279, 26%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(279, 42%, 61%)
CMYK	cmyk(14.7%, 41.7%, 0%, 38.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.45, 29.57, -28.78)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.45, 41.26, 315.77°)
OKLab	oklab(54.18% 0.0739 -0.0796)
OKLCH	oklch(54.18% 0.109 312.9)
XYZ	xyz(19.4137, 14.8694, 33.2934)
Luminance	0.1487 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

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Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#855B9C #729C5B

analogous

#645B9C #855B9C #9C5B92

triadic

#855B9C #9C855B #5B9C85

tetradic

#855B9C #9C645B #729C5B #5B929C

square

#855B9C #9C645B #729C5B #5B929C

split-complementary

#855B9C #929C5B #5B9C64

monochromatic

#432E4F #644475 #855B9C #A280B5 #BEA6CB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.28

#855B9C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.97

#855B9C on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #855B9C

5.28:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##855B9C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##855B9C	1.00	5.28	3.97	5.28
#FFFFFF	5.28	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.97	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.28	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4F699E

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#596D9A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#836474

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6C6C6C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #855b9c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 91, 156);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.2% 0.109 312.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#aa8ab9',
    500: '#855b9c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #855b9c;
$custom-light: #aa8ab9;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#855b9c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 133,
    "g": 91,
    "b": 156
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 278.769,
    "s": 26.316,
    "l": 48.431
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54175,
    "c": 0.10861,
    "h": 312.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.14869
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#855B9C

secondary

#A5B99A

accent

#C36586

background

#FAF8FB

surface

#F4F0F6

border

#CECBD0

text

#100C11

muted

#7F7D80

Preview Lab

Preview with #855B9C

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

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