#855CA9#855CA9

#855CA9 is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.155; OKLCH L 55.0% C 0.123 H 307.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.12:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#855CA9
RGB	rgb(133, 92, 169)
HSL	hsl(272, 31%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(272, 46%, 66%)
CMYK	cmyk(21.3%, 45.6%, 0%, 33.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.32, 32.01, -35.11)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.32, 47.52, 312.36°)
OKLab	oklab(55.03% 0.0748 -0.0979)
OKLCH	oklch(55.03% 0.123 307.4)
XYZ	xyz(20.6600, 15.5056, 39.4329)
Luminance	0.1550 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#855CA9 #80A95C

analogous

#5E5CA9 #855CA9 #A95CA6

triadic

#855CA9 #A9855C #5CA985

tetradic

#855CA9 #A95E5C #80A95C #5CA6A9

square

#855CA9 #A95E5C #80A95C #5CA6A9

split-complementary

#855CA9 #A6A95C #5CA95E

monochromatic

#47305B #664583 #855CA9 #A384BE #C1ACD3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.12

#855CA9 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.10

#855CA9 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #855CA9

5.12:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##855CA9	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##855CA9	1.00	5.12	4.10	5.12
#FFFFFF	5.12	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.10	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.12	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#496CAC

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#546EA7

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#80687A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6E6E6E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #855ca9;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 92, 169);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.0% 0.123 307.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#aa8bc3',
    500: '#855ca9',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #855ca9;
$custom-light: #aa8bc3;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#855ca9",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 133,
    "g": 92,
    "b": 169
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 271.948,
    "s": 30.924,
    "l": 51.176
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5503,
    "c": 0.12317,
    "h": 307.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.15505
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#855CA9

secondary

#AFC19F

accent

#C76191

background

#FAF8FC

surface

#F4F0F8

border

#CECBD1

text

#100C12

muted

#7F7D81

Preview Lab

Preview with #855CA9

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

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