#855BAD#855BAD

#855BAD is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.155; OKLCH L 55.1% C 0.130 H 306.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.13:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#855BAD
RGB	rgb(133, 91, 173)
HSL	hsl(271, 33%, 52%)
HSV	hsv(271, 47%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(23.1%, 47.4%, 0%, 32.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.29, 33.55, -37.50)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.29, 50.32, 311.82°)
OKLab	oklab(55.08% 0.0768 -0.1048)
OKLCH	oklch(55.08% 0.13 306.2)
XYZ	xyz(20.9552, 15.4860, 41.4122)
Luminance	0.1549 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#855BAD #83AD5B

analogous

#5C5BAD #855BAD #AD5BAC

triadic

#855BAD #AD855B #5BAD85

tetradic

#855BAD #AD5C5B #83AD5B #5BACAD

square

#855BAD #AD5C5B #83AD5B #5BACAD

split-complementary

#855BAD #ACAD5B #5BAD5C

monochromatic

#472F5E #664487 #855BAD #A384C1 #C2ADD6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.13

#855BAD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.10

#855BAD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #855BAD

5.13:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##855BAD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##855BAD	1.00	5.13	4.10	5.13
#FFFFFF	5.13	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.10	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.13	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#456CB0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#506EAB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#7F697C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6E6E6E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #855bad;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 91, 173);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.1% 0.130 306.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#aa8ac6',
    500: '#855bad',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #855bad;
$custom-light: #aa8ac6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#855bad",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 133,
    "g": 91,
    "b": 173
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 270.732,
    "s": 33.333,
    "l": 51.765
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55077,
    "c": 0.12996,
    "h": 306.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.15486
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#855BAD

secondary

#B1C4A0

accent

#C95E93

background

#FAF8FC

surface

#F4F0F8

border

#CECBD1

text

#100C13

muted

#7F7D82

Preview Lab

Preview with #855BAD

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

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