#855BB8#855BB8

#855BB8 is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.159; OKLCH L 55.7% C 0.144 H 302.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.02:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#855BB8
RGB	rgb(133, 91, 184)
HSL	hsl(267, 40%, 54%)
HSV	hsv(267, 51%, 72%)
CMYK	cmyk(27.7%, 50.5%, 0%, 27.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.88, 36.25, -43.00)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.88, 56.24, 310.13°)
OKLab	oklab(55.71% 0.0781 -0.1208)
OKLCH	oklch(55.71% 0.144 302.9)
XYZ	xyz(22.0638, 15.9294, 47.2504)
Luminance	0.1593 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#855BB8 #8EB85B

analogous

#5B60B8 #855BB8 #B45BB8

triadic

#855BB8 #B8855B #5BB885

tetradic

#855BB8 #B85B60 #8EB85B #5BB8B4

square

#855BB8 #B85B60 #8EB85B #5BB8B4

split-complementary

#855BB8 #B8B45B #60B85B

monochromatic

#492E6A #674195 #855BB8 #A586CA #C5B0DD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.02

#855BB8 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.19

#855BB8 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #855BB8

5.02:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##855BB8	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##855BB8	1.00	5.02	4.19	5.02
#FFFFFF	5.02	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.19	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.02	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3E6EBB

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#496FB6

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#7C6C81

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6F6F6F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #855bb8;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 91, 184);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.7% 0.144 302.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ab8ace',
    500: '#855bb8',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #855bb8;
$custom-light: #ab8ace;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#855bb8",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 133,
    "g": 91,
    "b": 184
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 267.097,
    "s": 39.574,
    "l": 53.922
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55708,
    "c": 0.14388,
    "h": 302.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.15929
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#855BB8

secondary

#B9CBA4

accent

#CF589A

background

#FAF8FC

surface

#F4F0F9

border

#CECBD2

text

#100C13

muted

#7F7D82

Preview Lab

Preview with #855BB8

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

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