#855C9C#855C9C

#855C9C is a mid, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.150; OKLCH L 54.4% C 0.107 H 312.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.24:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#855C9C
RGB	rgb(133, 92, 156)
HSL	hsl(278, 26%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(278, 41%, 61%)
CMYK	cmyk(14.7%, 41%, 0%, 38.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.69, 28.99, -28.41)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.69, 40.59, 315.57°)
OKLab	oklab(54.35% 0.0724 -0.0785)
OKLCH	oklch(54.35% 0.107 312.7)
XYZ	xyz(19.4998, 15.0415, 33.3221)
Luminance	0.1504 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#855C9C #739C5C

analogous

#655C9C #855C9C #9C5C93

triadic

#855C9C #9C855C #5C9C85

tetradic

#855C9C #9C655C #739C5C #5C939C

square

#855C9C #9C655C #739C5C #5C939C

split-complementary

#855C9C #939C5C #5C9C65

monochromatic

#432F4F #644576 #855C9C #A281B5 #BEA7CB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.24

#855C9C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.01

#855C9C on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #855C9C

5.24:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##855C9C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##855C9C	1.00	5.24	4.01	5.24
#FFFFFF	5.24	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.01	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.24	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#506A9E

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5A6D9A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#836574

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6C6C6C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #855c9c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 92, 156);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.4% 0.107 312.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#a98bb9',
    500: '#855c9c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #855c9c;
$custom-light: #a98bb9;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#855c9c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 133,
    "g": 92,
    "b": 156
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 278.438,
    "s": 25.806,
    "l": 48.627
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54353,
    "c": 0.1068,
    "h": 312.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.15041
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#855C9C

secondary

#A6B99B

accent

#C26687

background

#FAF8FB

surface

#F4F0F6

border

#CECBD0

text

#100C11

muted

#7F7D80

Preview Lab

Preview with #855C9C

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

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