#855BAF#855BAF

#855BAF is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.156; OKLCH L 55.2% C 0.132 H 305.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.11:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#855BAF
RGB	rgb(133, 91, 175)
HSL	hsl(270, 34%, 52%)
HSV	hsv(270, 48%, 69%)
CMYK	cmyk(24%, 48%, 0%, 31.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.40, 34.04, -38.51)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.40, 51.40, 311.47°)
OKLab	oklab(55.19% 0.0771 -0.1078)
OKLCH	oklch(55.19% 0.132 305.6)
XYZ	xyz(21.1502, 15.5640, 42.4391)
Luminance	0.1556 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#855BAF #85AF5B

analogous

#5B5BAF #855BAF #AF5BAF

triadic

#855BAF #AF855B #5BAF85

tetradic

#855BAF #AF5B5B #85AF5B #5BAFAF

square

#855BAF #AF5B5B #85AF5B #5BAFAF

split-complementary

#855BAF #AFAF5B #5BAF5B

monochromatic

#482F61 #66438A #855BAF #A484C3 #C2ADD7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.11

#855BAF on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.11

#855BAF on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #855BAF

5.11:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##855BAF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##855BAF	1.00	5.11	4.11	5.11
#FFFFFF	5.11	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.11	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.11	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#446DB2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4F6EAD

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#7E697D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6E6E6E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #855baf;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 91, 175);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.2% 0.132 305.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#aa8ac7',
    500: '#855baf',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #855baf;
$custom-light: #aa8ac7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#855baf",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 133,
    "g": 91,
    "b": 175
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 270,
    "s": 34.426,
    "l": 52.157
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55189,
    "c": 0.13248,
    "h": 305.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.15564
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#855BAF

secondary

#B3C5A1

accent

#CB5D94

background

#FAF8FC

surface

#F4F0F8

border

#CECBD1

text

#100C13

muted

#7F7D82

Preview Lab

Preview with #855BAF

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

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