#855BCD#855BCD

#855BCD is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.169; OKLCH L 57.0% C 0.170 H 297.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.80:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#855BCD
RGB	rgb(133, 91, 205)
HSL	hsl(262, 53%, 58%)
HSV	hsv(262, 56%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(35.1%, 55.6%, 0%, 19.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(48.10, 41.60, -53.19)
CIE-LCH	lch(48.10, 67.52, 308.03°)
OKLab	oklab(57.01% 0.0793 -0.1507)
OKLCH	oklch(57.01% 0.17 297.8)
XYZ	xyz(24.4307, 16.8762, 59.7161)
Luminance	0.1688 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#855BCD #A3CD5B

analogous

#5B6ACD #855BCD #BE5BCD

triadic

#855BCD #CD855B #5BCD85

tetradic

#855BCD #CD5B6A #A3CD5B #5BCDBE

square

#855BCD #CD5B6A #A3CD5B #5BCDBE

split-complementary

#855BCD #CDBE5B #6ACD5B

monochromatic

#4B2985 #6537B4 #855BCD #A88ADB #CBB9EA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.80

#855BCD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.38

#855BCD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #855BCD

4.80:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##855BCD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##855BCD	1.00	4.80	4.38	4.80
#FFFFFF	4.80	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.38	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.80	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#2872D1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3671CA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#75728B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#727272

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #855bcd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 91, 205);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(57.0% 0.170 297.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ac8bdd',
    500: '#855bcd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #855bcd;
$custom-light: #ac8bdd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#855bcd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 133,
    "g": 91,
    "b": 205
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 262.105,
    "s": 53.271,
    "l": 58.039
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.57007,
    "c": 0.17028,
    "h": 297.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.16876
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#855BCD

secondary

#C8D9AB

accent

#DD4BA7

background

#FAF8FD

surface

#F5F0FB

border

#CFCBD4

text

#110C15

muted

#807D83

Preview Lab

Preview with #855BCD

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

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