#855BB5#855BB5

#855BB5 is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.158; OKLCH L 55.5% C 0.140 H 303.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.05:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#855BB5
RGB	rgb(133, 91, 181)
HSL	hsl(268, 38%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(268, 50%, 71%)
CMYK	cmyk(26.5%, 49.7%, 0%, 29%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.72, 35.51, -41.51)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.72, 54.63, 310.54°)
OKLab	oklab(55.53% 0.0778 -0.1165)
OKLCH	oklch(55.53% 0.14 303.7)
XYZ	xyz(21.7526, 15.8050, 45.6118)
Luminance	0.1580 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#855BB5 #8BB55B

analogous

#5B5EB5 #855BB5 #B25BB5

triadic

#855BB5 #B5855B #5BB585

tetradic

#855BB5 #B55B5E #8BB55B #5BB5B2

square

#855BB5 #B55B5E #8BB55B #5BB5B2

split-complementary

#855BB5 #B5B25B #5EB55B

monochromatic

#492F67 #674291 #855BB5 #A485C8 #C4AFDB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.05

#855BB5 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.16

#855BB5 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #855BB5

5.05:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##855BB5	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##855BB5	1.00	5.05	4.16	5.05
#FFFFFF	5.05	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.16	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.05	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#406EB8

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4B6FB3

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#7D6B7F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6F6F6F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #855bb5;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 91, 181);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.5% 0.140 303.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ab8acb',
    500: '#855bb5',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #855bb5;
$custom-light: #ab8acb;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#855bb5",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 133,
    "g": 91,
    "b": 181
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 268,
    "s": 37.815,
    "l": 53.333
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55532,
    "c": 0.14009,
    "h": 303.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.15805
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#855BB5

secondary

#B7C9A3

accent

#CE5A98

background

#FAF8FC

surface

#F4F0F9

border

#CECBD2

text

#100C13

muted

#7F7D82

Preview Lab

Preview with #855BB5

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

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