#855BB7#855BB7

#855BB7 is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.159; OKLCH L 55.6% C 0.143 H 303.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.03:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#855BB7
RGB	rgb(133, 91, 183)
HSL	hsl(267, 39%, 54%)
HSV	hsv(267, 50%, 72%)
CMYK	cmyk(27.3%, 50.3%, 0%, 28.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.83, 36.00, -42.51)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.83, 55.70, 310.26°)
OKLab	oklab(55.65% 0.078 -0.1194)
OKLCH	oklch(55.65% 0.143 303.2)
XYZ	xyz(21.9593, 15.8876, 46.7003)
Luminance	0.1589 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#855BB7 #8DB75B

analogous

#5B5FB7 #855BB7 #B35BB7

triadic

#855BB7 #B7855B #5BB785

tetradic

#855BB7 #B75B5F #8DB75B #5BB7B3

square

#855BB7 #B75B5F #8DB75B #5BB7B3

split-complementary

#855BB7 #B7B35B #5FB75B

monochromatic

#492E69 #674194 #855BB7 #A586CA #C4B0DC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.03

#855BB7 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.18

#855BB7 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #855BB7

5.03:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##855BB7	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##855BB7	1.00	5.03	4.18	5.03
#FFFFFF	5.03	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.18	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.03	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3E6EBA

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4A6FB5

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#7C6C80

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6F6F6F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #855bb7;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 91, 183);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.6% 0.143 303.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ab8acd',
    500: '#855bb7',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #855bb7;
$custom-light: #ab8acd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#855bb7",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 133,
    "g": 91,
    "b": 183
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 267.391,
    "s": 38.983,
    "l": 53.725
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55649,
    "c": 0.14261,
    "h": 303.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.15888
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#855BB7

secondary

#B9CBA3

accent

#CF5999

background

#FAF8FC

surface

#F4F0F9

border

#CECBD2

text

#100C13

muted

#7F7D82

Preview Lab

Preview with #855BB7

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

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