#855BB6#855BB6

#855BB6 is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.158; OKLCH L 55.6% C 0.141 H 303.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.04:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#855BB6
RGB	rgb(133, 91, 182)
HSL	hsl(268, 38%, 54%)
HSV	hsv(268, 50%, 71%)
CMYK	cmyk(26.9%, 50%, 0%, 28.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.77, 35.75, -42.01)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.77, 55.16, 310.40°)
OKLab	oklab(55.59% 0.0779 -0.118)
OKLCH	oklch(55.59% 0.141 303.4)
XYZ	xyz(21.8556, 15.8462, 46.1541)
Luminance	0.1585 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#855BB6 #8CB65B

analogous

#5B5EB6 #855BB6 #B25BB6

triadic

#855BB6 #B6855B #5BB685

tetradic

#855BB6 #B65B5E #8CB65B #5BB6B2

square

#855BB6 #B65B5E #8CB65B #5BB6B2

split-complementary

#855BB6 #B6B25B #5EB65B

monochromatic

#492E68 #674193 #855BB6 #A585C9 #C4B0DC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.04

#855BB6 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.17

#855BB6 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #855BB6

5.04:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##855BB6	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##855BB6	1.00	5.04	4.17	5.04
#FFFFFF	5.04	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.17	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.04	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3F6EB9

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4B6FB4

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#7C6B80

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6F6F6F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #855bb6;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 91, 182);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.6% 0.141 303.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ab8acc',
    500: '#855bb6',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #855bb6;
$custom-light: #ab8acc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#855bb6",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 133,
    "g": 91,
    "b": 182
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 267.692,
    "s": 38.397,
    "l": 53.529
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55591,
    "c": 0.14136,
    "h": 303.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.15846
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#855BB6

secondary

#B8CAA3

accent

#CE5998

background

#FAF8FC

surface

#F4F0F9

border

#CECBD2

text

#100C13

muted

#7F7D82

Preview Lab

Preview with #855BB6

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

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