#855CAA#855CAA

#855CAA is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.155; OKLCH L 55.1% C 0.124 H 307.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.11:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#855CAA
RGB	rgb(133, 92, 170)
HSL	hsl(272, 31%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(272, 46%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(21.8%, 45.9%, 0%, 33.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.37, 32.25, -35.62)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.37, 48.05, 312.16°)
OKLab	oklab(55.08% 0.0749 -0.0994)
OKLCH	oklch(55.08% 0.124 307)
XYZ	xyz(20.7543, 15.5433, 39.9292)
Luminance	0.1554 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#855CAA #81AA5C

analogous

#5E5CAA #855CAA #AA5CA8

triadic

#855CAA #AA855C #5CAA85

tetradic

#855CAA #AA5E5C #81AA5C #5CA8AA

square

#855CAA #AA5E5C #81AA5C #5CA8AA

split-complementary

#855CAA #A8AA5C #5CAA5E

monochromatic

#47305C #664584 #855CAA #A384BF #C1ACD4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.11

#855CAA on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.11

#855CAA on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #855CAA

5.11:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##855CAA	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##855CAA	1.00	5.11	4.11	5.11
#FFFFFF	5.11	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.11	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.11	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#496CAD

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#536EA8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#80697B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6E6E6E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #855caa;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 92, 170);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.1% 0.124 307.0);

Tailwind

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

SCSS

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

JSON

{
  "hex": "#855caa",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 133,
    "g": 92,
    "b": 170
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 271.538,
    "s": 31.452,
    "l": 51.373
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55085,
    "c": 0.12444,
    "h": 307
  },
  "luminance": 0.15543
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#855CAA

secondary

#B0C2A0

accent

#C86091

background

#FAF8FC

surface

#F4F0F8

border

#CECBD1

text

#100C12

muted

#7F7D81

Preview Lab

Preview with #855CAA

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

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