#855BA4#855BA4

#855BA4 is a mid, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.151; OKLCH L 54.6% C 0.119 H 309.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.21:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#855BA4
RGB	rgb(133, 91, 164)
HSL	hsl(275, 29%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(275, 45%, 64%)
CMYK	cmyk(18.9%, 44.5%, 0%, 35.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.84, 31.41, -32.92)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.84, 45.50, 313.66°)
OKLab	oklab(54.59% 0.0754 -0.0915)
OKLCH	oklch(54.59% 0.119 309.5)
XYZ	xyz(20.1135, 15.1493, 36.9793)
Luminance	0.1515 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#855BA4 #7AA45B

analogous

#615BA4 #855BA4 #A45B9E

triadic

#855BA4 #A4855B #5BA485

tetradic

#855BA4 #A4615B #7AA45B #5B9EA4

square

#855BA4 #A4615B #7AA45B #5B9EA4

split-complementary

#855BA4 #9EA45B #5BA461

monochromatic

#452F55 #65457D #855BA4 #A282BA #C0AAD0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.21

#855BA4 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.03

#855BA4 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #855BA4

5.21:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##855BA4	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##855BA4	1.00	5.21	4.03	5.21
#FFFFFF	5.21	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.03	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.21	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4B6BA7

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#556DA2

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#816678

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6D6D6D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #855ba4;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 91, 164);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.6% 0.119 309.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#aa8abf',
    500: '#855ba4',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #855ba4;
$custom-light: #aa8abf;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#855ba4",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 133,
    "g": 91,
    "b": 164
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 274.521,
    "s": 28.627,
    "l": 50
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54588,
    "c": 0.1186,
    "h": 309.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.15149
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#855BA4

secondary

#ABBE9D

accent

#C5638D

background

#FAF8FB

surface

#F4F0F7

border

#CECBD0

text

#100C12

muted

#7F7D81

Preview Lab

Preview with #855BA4

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

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