#855BC4#855BC4

#855BC4 is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.165; OKLCH L 56.4% C 0.159 H 299.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.89:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#855BC4
RGB	rgb(133, 91, 196)
HSL	hsl(264, 47%, 56%)
HSV	hsv(264, 54%, 77%)
CMYK	cmyk(32.1%, 53.6%, 0%, 23.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(47.56, 39.28, -48.87)
CIE-LCH	lch(47.56, 62.70, 308.79°)
OKLab	oklab(56.44% 0.079 -0.138)
OKLCH	oklch(56.44% 0.159 299.8)
XYZ	xyz(23.3754, 16.4541, 54.1583)
Luminance	0.1645 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#855BC4 #9AC45B

analogous

#5B66C4 #855BC4 #BA5BC4

triadic

#855BC4 #C4855B #5BC485

tetradic

#855BC4 #C45B66 #9AC45B #5BC4BA

square

#855BC4 #C45B66 #9AC45B #5BC4BA

split-complementary

#855BC4 #C4BA5B #66C45B

monochromatic

#4B2C79 #663CA6 #855BC4 #A688D4 #C8B5E4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.89

#855BC4 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.29

#855BC4 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #855BC4

4.89:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##855BC4	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##855BC4	1.00	4.89	4.29	4.89
#FFFFFF	4.89	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.29	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.89	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3371C8

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3F70C2

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#786F87

Achromatopsia (no color)

#717171

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #855bc4;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 91, 196);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.4% 0.159 299.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ac8bd6',
    500: '#855bc4',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #855bc4;
$custom-light: #ac8bd6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#855bc4",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 133,
    "g": 91,
    "b": 196
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 264,
    "s": 47.085,
    "l": 56.275
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56435,
    "c": 0.15902,
    "h": 299.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.16454
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#855BC4

secondary

#C2D3A8

accent

#D751A1

background

#FAF8FD

surface

#F4F0FA

border

#CECBD3

text

#100C14

muted

#7F7D83

Preview Lab

Preview with #855BC4

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

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