#855BC9#855BC9

#855BC9 is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.167; OKLCH L 56.8% C 0.165 H 298.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.84:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#855BC9
RGB	rgb(133, 91, 201)
HSL	hsl(263, 50%, 57%)
HSV	hsv(263, 55%, 79%)
CMYK	cmyk(33.8%, 54.7%, 0%, 21.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(47.86, 40.56, -51.28)
CIE-LCH	lch(47.86, 65.38, 308.35°)
OKLab	oklab(56.75% 0.0792 -0.1451)
OKLCH	oklch(56.75% 0.165 298.6)
XYZ	xyz(23.9540, 16.6855, 57.2056)
Luminance	0.1669 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#855BC9 #9FC95B

analogous

#5B68C9 #855BC9 #BC5BC9

triadic

#855BC9 #C9855B #5BC985

tetradic

#855BC9 #C95B68 #9FC95B #5BC9BC

square

#855BC9 #C95B68 #9FC95B #5BC9BC

split-complementary

#855BC9 #C9BC5B #68C95B

monochromatic

#4B2A80 #6639AE #855BC9 #A789D8 #C9B7E7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.84

#855BC9 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.34

#855BC9 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #855BC9

4.84:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##855BC9	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##855BC9	1.00	4.84	4.34	4.84
#FFFFFF	4.84	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.34	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.84	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#2D72CD

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3B71C6

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#767189

Achromatopsia (no color)

#727272

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #855bc9;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 91, 201);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.8% 0.165 298.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ac8bda',
    500: '#855bc9',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #855bc9;
$custom-light: #ac8bda;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#855bc9",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 133,
    "g": 91,
    "b": 201
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 262.909,
    "s": 50.459,
    "l": 57.255
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5675,
    "c": 0.16529,
    "h": 298.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.16686
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#855BC9

secondary

#C5D6AA

accent

#DA4EA4

background

#FAF8FD

surface

#F5F0FB

border

#CFCBD4

text

#100C15

muted

#7F7D83

Preview Lab

Preview with #855BC9

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

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