#855BE9#855BE9

#855BE9 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.184; OKLCH L 58.9% C 0.205 H 292.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.67:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#855BE9
RGB	rgb(133, 91, 233)
HSL	hsl(258, 76%, 64%)
HSV	hsv(258, 61%, 91%)
CMYK	cmyk(42.9%, 60.9%, 0%, 8.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(49.92, 49.02, -66.16)
CIE-LCH	lch(49.92, 82.35, 306.54°)
OKLab	oklab(58.92% 0.0787 -0.1888)
OKLCH	oklch(58.92% 0.205 292.6)
XYZ	xyz(28.1179, 18.3511, 79.1356)
Luminance	0.1835 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#855BE9 #BFE95B

analogous

#5B78E9 #855BE9 #CC5BE9

triadic

#855BE9 #E9855B #5BE985

tetradic

#855BE9 #E95B78 #BFE95B #5BE9CC

square

#855BE9 #E95B78 #BFE95B #5BE9CC

split-complementary

#855BE9 #E9CC5B #78E95B

monochromatic

#4518B2 #5D25E2 #855BE9 #AD91F0 #D5C7F7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.50

#855BE9 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.67

#855BE9 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #855BE9

4.67:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##855BE9	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##855BE9	1.00	4.50	4.67	4.67
#FFFFFF	4.50	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	4.67	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	4.67	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0079EE

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0074E6

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#697B9A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#777777

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #855be9;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 91, 233);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(58.9% 0.205 292.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#af8bf1',
    500: '#855be9',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #855be9;
$custom-light: #af8bf1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#855be9",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 133,
    "g": 91,
    "b": 233
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 257.746,
    "s": 76.344,
    "l": 63.529
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.58916,
    "c": 0.20458,
    "h": 292.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.18352
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#855BE9

secondary

#DAE9B7

accent

#D90D9C

background

#FBF8FE

surface

#F6F0FD

border

#D0CBD5

text

#110C17

muted

#807D85

Preview Lab

Preview with #855BE9

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

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