#855BBE#855BBE

#855BBE is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.162; OKLCH L 56.1% C 0.151 H 301.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.96:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#855BBE
RGB	rgb(133, 91, 190)
HSL	hsl(265, 43%, 55%)
HSV	hsv(265, 52%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(30%, 52.1%, 0%, 25.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(47.22, 37.75, -45.95)
CIE-LCH	lch(47.22, 59.47, 309.41°)
OKLab	oklab(56.07% 0.0786 -0.1295)
OKLCH	oklch(56.07% 0.151 301.3)
XYZ	xyz(22.7061, 16.1863, 50.6333)
Luminance	0.1619 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

Shades

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Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#855BBE #94BE5B

analogous

#5B62BE #855BBE #B75BBE

triadic

#855BBE #BE855B #5BBE85

tetradic

#855BBE #BE5B62 #94BE5B #5BBEB7

square

#855BBE #BE5B62 #94BE5B #5BBEB7

split-complementary

#855BBE #BEB75B #62BE5B

monochromatic

#4A2D72 #673E9D #855BBE #A687CF #C6B3E1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.96

#855BBE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.24

#855BBE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #855BBE

4.96:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##855BBE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##855BBE	1.00	4.96	4.24	4.96
#FFFFFF	4.96	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.24	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.96	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#396FC1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#456FBC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#7A6E84

Achromatopsia (no color)

#707070

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #855bbe;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 91, 190);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.1% 0.151 301.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ab8ad2',
    500: '#855bbe',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #855bbe;
$custom-light: #ab8ad2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#855bbe",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 133,
    "g": 91,
    "b": 190
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 265.455,
    "s": 43.231,
    "l": 55.098
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56067,
    "c": 0.15147,
    "h": 301.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.16186
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#855BBE

secondary

#BECFA6

accent

#D3559D

background

#FAF8FC

surface

#F4F0F9

border

#CECBD2

text

#100C14

muted

#7F7D82

Preview Lab

Preview with #855BBE

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

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