#855BB1#855BB1

#855BB1 is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.156; OKLCH L 55.3% C 0.135 H 304.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.09:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#855BB1
RGB	rgb(133, 91, 177)
HSL	hsl(269, 36%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(269, 49%, 69%)
CMYK	cmyk(24.9%, 48.6%, 0%, 30.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.50, 34.52, -39.52)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.50, 52.47, 311.14°)
OKLab	oklab(55.3% 0.0773 -0.1107)
OKLCH	oklch(55.3% 0.135 304.9)
XYZ	xyz(21.3481, 15.6432, 43.4812)
Luminance	0.1564 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#855BB1 #87B15B

analogous

#5B5CB1 #855BB1 #B05BB1

triadic

#855BB1 #B1855B #5BB185

tetradic

#855BB1 #B15B5C #87B15B #5BB1B0

square

#855BB1 #B15B5C #87B15B #5BB1B0

split-complementary

#855BB1 #B1B05B #5CB15B

monochromatic

#482F63 #67438C #855BB1 #A484C5 #C3AED8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.09

#855BB1 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.13

#855BB1 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #855BB1

5.09:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##855BB1	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##855BB1	1.00	5.09	4.13	5.09
#FFFFFF	5.09	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.13	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.09	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#436DB4

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4E6EAF

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#7E6A7E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6E6E6E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #855bb1;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 91, 177);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.3% 0.135 304.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#aa8ac9',
    500: '#855bb1',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #855bb1;
$custom-light: #aa8ac9;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#855bb1",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 133,
    "g": 91,
    "b": 177
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 269.302,
    "s": 35.537,
    "l": 52.549
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55302,
    "c": 0.13502,
    "h": 304.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.15643
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#855BB1

secondary

#B4C7A1

accent

#CC5C95

background

#FAF8FC

surface

#F4F0F8

border

#CECBD1

text

#100C13

muted

#7F7D82

Preview Lab

Preview with #855BB1

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

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