#855BA8#855BA8

#855BA8 is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.153; OKLCH L 54.8% C 0.124 H 308.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.17:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#855BA8
RGB	rgb(133, 91, 168)
HSL	hsl(273, 31%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(273, 46%, 66%)
CMYK	cmyk(20.8%, 45.8%, 0%, 34.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.04, 32.36, -34.97)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.04, 47.64, 312.78°)
OKLab	oklab(54.8% 0.0761 -0.0975)
OKLCH	oklch(54.8% 0.124 308)
XYZ	xyz(20.4805, 15.2961, 38.9117)
Luminance	0.1530 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#855BA8 #7EA85B

analogous

#5E5BA8 #855BA8 #A85BA4

triadic

#855BA8 #A8855B #5BA885

tetradic

#855BA8 #A85E5B #7EA85B #5BA4A8

square

#855BA8 #A85E5B #7EA85B #5BA4A8

split-complementary

#855BA8 #A4A85B #5BA85E

monochromatic

#462F59 #664581 #855BA8 #A383BD #C0ABD2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.17

#855BA8 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.06

#855BA8 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #855BA8

5.17:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##855BA8	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##855BA8	1.00	5.17	4.06	5.17
#FFFFFF	5.17	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.06	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.17	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#486BAB

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#536EA6

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#806779

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6D6D6D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #855ba8;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 91, 168);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.8% 0.124 308.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#aa8ac2',
    500: '#855ba8',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #855ba8;
$custom-light: #aa8ac2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#855ba8",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 133,
    "g": 91,
    "b": 168
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 272.727,
    "s": 30.677,
    "l": 50.784
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54803,
    "c": 0.12363,
    "h": 308
  },
  "luminance": 0.15296
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#855BA8

secondary

#AEC09E

accent

#C7618F

background

#FAF8FB

surface

#F4F0F7

border

#CECBD0

text

#100C12

muted

#7F7D81

Preview Lab

Preview with #855BA8

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

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