#855CA1#855CA1

#855CA1 is a mid, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.152; OKLCH L 54.6% C 0.113 H 310.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.19:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#855CA1
RGB	rgb(133, 92, 161)
HSL	hsl(276, 27%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(276, 43%, 63%)
CMYK	cmyk(17.4%, 42.9%, 0%, 36.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.93, 30.13, -31.01)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.93, 43.24, 314.18°)
OKLab	oklab(54.61% 0.0734 -0.086)
OKLCH	oklch(54.61% 0.113 310.5)
XYZ	xyz(19.9319, 15.2144, 35.5980)
Luminance	0.1521 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#855CA1 #78A15C

analogous

#625CA1 #855CA1 #A15C9B

triadic

#855CA1 #A1855C #5CA185

tetradic

#855CA1 #A1625C #78A15C #5C9BA1

square

#855CA1 #A1625C #78A15C #5C9BA1

split-complementary

#855CA1 #9BA15C #5CA162

monochromatic

#452F53 #65467A #855CA1 #A282B8 #BFA9CE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.19

#855CA1 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.04

#855CA1 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #855CA1

5.19:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##855CA1	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##855CA1	1.00	5.19	4.04	5.19
#FFFFFF	5.19	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.04	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.19	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4E6BA4

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#586E9F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#826677

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6D6D6D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #855ca1;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 92, 161);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.6% 0.113 310.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#aa8bbd',
    500: '#855ca1',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #855ca1;
$custom-light: #aa8bbd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#855ca1",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 133,
    "g": 92,
    "b": 161
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 275.652,
    "s": 27.273,
    "l": 49.608
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54607,
    "c": 0.11305,
    "h": 310.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.15214
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#855CA1

secondary

#A9BC9D

accent

#C4648B

background

#FAF8FB

surface

#F4F0F6

border

#CECBD0

text

#100C12

muted

#7F7D81

Preview Lab

Preview with #855CA1

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

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