#855BAE#855BAE

#855BAE is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.155; OKLCH L 55.1% C 0.131 H 305.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.12:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#855BAE
RGB	rgb(133, 91, 174)
HSL	hsl(270, 34%, 52%)
HSV	hsv(270, 48%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(23.6%, 47.7%, 0%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.34, 33.79, -38.01)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.34, 50.86, 311.64°)
OKLab	oklab(55.13% 0.0769 -0.1063)
OKLCH	oklch(55.13% 0.131 305.9)
XYZ	xyz(21.0524, 15.5249, 41.9237)
Luminance	0.1552 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#855BAE #84AE5B

analogous

#5B5BAE #855BAE #AE5BAE

triadic

#855BAE #AE855B #5BAE85

tetradic

#855BAE #AE5B5B #84AE5B #5BAEAE

square

#855BAE #AE5B5B #84AE5B #5BAEAE

split-complementary

#855BAE #AEAE5B #5BAE5B

monochromatic

#482F5F #664388 #855BAE #A384C2 #C2ADD6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.12

#855BAE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.10

#855BAE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #855BAE

5.12:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##855BAE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##855BAE	1.00	5.12	4.10	5.12
#FFFFFF	5.12	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.10	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.12	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#456CB1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#506EAC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#7F697C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6E6E6E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #855bae;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 91, 174);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.1% 0.131 305.9);

Tailwind

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

SCSS

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

JSON

{
  "hex": "#855bae",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 133,
    "g": 91,
    "b": 174
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 270.361,
    "s": 33.878,
    "l": 51.961
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55133,
    "c": 0.13122,
    "h": 305.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.15525
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#855BAE

secondary

#B2C5A0

accent

#CA5E93

background

#FAF8FC

surface

#F4F0F8

border

#CECBD1

text

#100C13

muted

#7F7D82

Preview Lab

Preview with #855BAE

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

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