#855CA6#855CA6

#855CA6 is a mid, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.154; OKLCH L 54.9% C 0.119 H 308.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.15:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#855CA6
RGB	rgb(133, 92, 166)
HSL	hsl(273, 29%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(273, 45%, 65%)
CMYK	cmyk(19.9%, 44.6%, 0%, 34.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.17, 31.30, -33.58)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.17, 45.91, 312.99°)
OKLab	oklab(54.87% 0.0743 -0.0934)
OKLCH	oklch(54.87% 0.119 308.5)
XYZ	xyz(20.3816, 15.3943, 37.9667)
Luminance	0.1539 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#855CA6 #7DA65C

analogous

#605CA6 #855CA6 #A65CA2

triadic

#855CA6 #A6855C #5CA685

tetradic

#855CA6 #A6605C #7DA65C #5CA2A6

square

#855CA6 #A6605C #7DA65C #5CA2A6

split-complementary

#855CA6 #A2A65C #5CA660

monochromatic

#463058 #66467F #855CA6 #A384BC #C0ABD1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.15

#855CA6 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.08

#855CA6 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #855CA6

5.15:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##855CA6	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##855CA6	1.00	5.15	4.08	5.15
#FFFFFF	5.15	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.08	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.15	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4B6CA9

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#556EA4

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#816879

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6D6D6D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #855ca6;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 92, 166);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.9% 0.119 308.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#aa8bc1',
    500: '#855ca6',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #855ca6;
$custom-light: #aa8bc1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#855ca6",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 133,
    "g": 92,
    "b": 166
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 273.243,
    "s": 29.365,
    "l": 50.588
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54869,
    "c": 0.11937,
    "h": 308.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.15394
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#855CA6

secondary

#ADBF9E

accent

#C6628F

background

#FAF8FB

surface

#F4F0F7

border

#CECBD0

text

#100C12

muted

#7F7D81

Preview Lab

Preview with #855CA6

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

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