#855BB4#855BB4

#855BB4 is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.158; OKLCH L 55.5% C 0.139 H 304.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.06:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#855BB4
RGB	rgb(133, 91, 180)
HSL	hsl(268, 37%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(268, 49%, 71%)
CMYK	cmyk(26.1%, 49.4%, 0%, 29.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.66, 35.26, -41.02)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.66, 54.09, 310.68°)
OKLab	oklab(55.47% 0.0777 -0.115)
OKLCH	oklch(55.47% 0.139 304)
XYZ	xyz(21.6504, 15.7641, 45.0733)
Luminance	0.1576 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#855BB4 #8AB45B

analogous

#5B5DB4 #855BB4 #B15BB4

triadic

#855BB4 #B4855B #5BB485

tetradic

#855BB4 #B45B5D #8AB45B #5BB4B1

square

#855BB4 #B45B5D #8AB45B #5BB4B1

split-complementary

#855BB4 #B4B15B #5DB45B

monochromatic

#492F66 #674290 #855BB4 #A485C7 #C3AFDA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.06

#855BB4 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.15

#855BB4 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #855BB4

5.06:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##855BB4	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##855BB4	1.00	5.06	4.15	5.06
#FFFFFF	5.06	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.15	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.06	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#416DB7

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4C6FB2

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#7D6B7F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6F6F6F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #855bb4;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 91, 180);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.5% 0.139 304.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ab8acb',
    500: '#855bb4',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #855bb4;
$custom-light: #ab8acb;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#855bb4",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 133,
    "g": 91,
    "b": 180
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 268.315,
    "s": 37.238,
    "l": 53.137
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55474,
    "c": 0.13882,
    "h": 304
  },
  "luminance": 0.15764
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#855BB4

secondary

#B6C9A2

accent

#CD5B97

background

#FAF8FC

surface

#F4F0F8

border

#CECBD1

text

#100C13

muted

#7F7D82

Preview Lab

Preview with #855BB4

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

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