#855BC5#855BC5

#855BC5 is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.165; OKLCH L 56.5% C 0.160 H 299.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.88:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#855BC5
RGB	rgb(133, 91, 197)
HSL	hsl(264, 48%, 56%)
HSV	hsv(264, 54%, 77%)
CMYK	cmyk(32.5%, 53.8%, 0%, 22.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(47.62, 39.53, -49.35)
CIE-LCH	lch(47.62, 63.24, 308.70°)
OKLab	oklab(56.5% 0.079 -0.1394)
OKLCH	oklch(56.5% 0.16 299.5)
XYZ	xyz(23.4896, 16.4997, 54.7597)
Luminance	0.1650 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#855BC5 #9BC55B

analogous

#5B66C5 #855BC5 #BA5BC5

triadic

#855BC5 #C5855B #5BC585

tetradic

#855BC5 #C55B66 #9BC55B #5BC5BA

square

#855BC5 #C55B66 #9BC55B #5BC5BA

split-complementary

#855BC5 #C5BA5B #66C55B

monochromatic

#4B2B7A #663BA8 #855BC5 #A788D5 #C8B5E5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.88

#855BC5 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.30

#855BC5 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #855BC5

4.88:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##855BC5	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##855BC5	1.00	4.88	4.30	4.88
#FFFFFF	4.88	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.30	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.88	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3271C9

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3E70C3

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#787087

Achromatopsia (no color)

#717171

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #855bc5;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 91, 197);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.5% 0.160 299.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ac8bd7',
    500: '#855bc5',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #855bc5;
$custom-light: #ac8bd7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#855bc5",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 133,
    "g": 91,
    "b": 197
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 263.774,
    "s": 47.748,
    "l": 56.471
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56498,
    "c": 0.16028,
    "h": 299.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.165
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#855BC5

secondary

#C2D4A8

accent

#D750A2

background

#FAF8FD

surface

#F4F0FA

border

#CECBD3

text

#100C14

muted

#7F7D83

Preview Lab

Preview with #855BC5

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

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