#855CA8#855CA8

#855CA8 is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.155; OKLCH L 55.0% C 0.122 H 307.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.13:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#855CA8
RGB	rgb(133, 92, 168)
HSL	hsl(272, 30%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(272, 45%, 66%)
CMYK	cmyk(20.8%, 45.2%, 0%, 34.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.27, 31.78, -34.60)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.27, 46.98, 312.56°)
OKLab	oklab(54.98% 0.0746 -0.0964)
OKLCH	oklch(54.98% 0.122 307.7)
XYZ	xyz(20.5665, 15.4682, 38.9404)
Luminance	0.1547 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#855CA8 #7FA85C

analogous

#5F5CA8 #855CA8 #A85CA5

triadic

#855CA8 #A8855C #5CA885

tetradic

#855CA8 #A85F5C #7FA85C #5CA5A8

square

#855CA8 #A85F5C #7FA85C #5CA5A8

split-complementary

#855CA8 #A5A85C #5CA85F

monochromatic

#46305A #664582 #855CA8 #A384BD #C1ACD3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.13

#855CA8 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.09

#855CA8 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #855CA8

5.13:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##855CA8	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##855CA8	1.00	5.13	4.09	5.13
#FFFFFF	5.13	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.09	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.13	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4A6CAB

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#546EA6

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#80687A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6E6E6E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #855ca8;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 92, 168);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.0% 0.122 307.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#aa8bc2',
    500: '#855ca8',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #855ca8;
$custom-light: #aa8bc2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#855ca8",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 133,
    "g": 92,
    "b": 168
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 272.368,
    "s": 30.4,
    "l": 50.98
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54976,
    "c": 0.1219,
    "h": 307.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.15468
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#855CA8

secondary

#AFC19F

accent

#C76190

background

#FAF8FB

surface

#F4F0F7

border

#CECBD0

text

#100C12

muted

#7F7D81

Preview Lab

Preview with #855CA8

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

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