#855BB2#855BB2

#855BB2 is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.157; OKLCH L 55.4% C 0.136 H 304.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.08:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#855BB2
RGB	rgb(133, 91, 178)
HSL	hsl(269, 36%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(269, 49%, 70%)
CMYK	cmyk(25.3%, 48.9%, 0%, 30.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.56, 34.77, -40.02)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.56, 53.01, 310.98°)
OKLab	oklab(55.36% 0.0775 -0.1121)
OKLCH	oklch(55.36% 0.136 304.6)
XYZ	xyz(21.4481, 15.6832, 44.0081)
Luminance	0.1568 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#855BB2 #88B25B

analogous

#5B5CB2 #855BB2 #B15BB2

triadic

#855BB2 #B2855B #5BB285

tetradic

#855BB2 #B25B5C #88B25B #5BB2B1

square

#855BB2 #B25B5C #88B25B #5BB2B1

split-complementary

#855BB2 #B2B15B #5CB25B

monochromatic

#482F64 #67428D #855BB2 #A485C6 #C3AED9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.08

#855BB2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.14

#855BB2 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #855BB2

5.08:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##855BB2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##855BB2	1.00	5.08	4.14	5.08
#FFFFFF	5.08	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.14	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.08	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#426DB5

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4D6EB0

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#7E6A7E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6E6E6E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #855bb2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 91, 178);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.4% 0.136 304.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ab8ac9',
    500: '#855bb2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #855bb2;
$custom-light: #ab8ac9;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#855bb2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 133,
    "g": 91,
    "b": 178
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 268.966,
    "s": 36.1,
    "l": 52.745
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55359,
    "c": 0.13629,
    "h": 304.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.15683
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#855BB2

secondary

#B5C7A2

accent

#CC5C96

background

#FAF8FC

surface

#F4F0F8

border

#CECBD1

text

#100C13

muted

#7F7D82

Preview Lab

Preview with #855BB2

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

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