#855CA5#855CA5

#855CA5 is a mid, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.154; OKLCH L 54.8% C 0.118 H 308.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.16:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#855CA5
RGB	rgb(133, 92, 165)
HSL	hsl(274, 29%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(274, 44%, 65%)
CMYK	cmyk(19.4%, 44.2%, 0%, 35.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.12, 31.07, -33.07)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.12, 45.37, 313.21°)
OKLab	oklab(54.82% 0.0741 -0.092)
OKLCH	oklch(54.82% 0.118 308.9)
XYZ	xyz(20.2903, 15.3577, 37.4855)
Luminance	0.1536 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#855CA5 #7CA55C

analogous

#605CA5 #855CA5 #A55CA0

triadic

#855CA5 #A5855C #5CA585

tetradic

#855CA5 #A5605C #7CA55C #5CA0A5

square

#855CA5 #A5605C #7CA55C #5CA0A5

split-complementary

#855CA5 #A0A55C #5CA560

monochromatic

#463057 #65467E #855CA5 #A383BB #C0ABD1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.16

#855CA5 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.07

#855CA5 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #855CA5

5.16:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##855CA5	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##855CA5	1.00	5.16	4.07	5.16
#FFFFFF	5.16	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.07	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.16	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4B6BA8

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#566EA3

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#816778

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6D6D6D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #855ca5;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 92, 165);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.8% 0.118 308.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#aa8bc0',
    500: '#855ca5',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #855ca5;
$custom-light: #aa8bc0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#855ca5",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 133,
    "g": 92,
    "b": 165
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 273.699,
    "s": 28.854,
    "l": 50.392
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54816,
    "c": 0.11811,
    "h": 308.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.15357
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#855CA5

secondary

#ACBF9E

accent

#C5638E

background

#FAF8FB

surface

#F4F0F7

border

#CECBD0

text

#100C12

muted

#7F7D81

Preview Lab

Preview with #855CA5

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

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