#855CAB#855CAB

#855CAB is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.156; OKLCH L 55.1% C 0.126 H 306.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.10:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#855CAB
RGB	rgb(133, 92, 171)
HSL	hsl(271, 32%, 52%)
HSV	hsv(271, 46%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(22.2%, 46.2%, 0%, 32.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.42, 32.49, -36.13)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.42, 48.59, 311.97°)
OKLab	oklab(55.14% 0.0751 -0.1008)
OKLCH	oklch(55.14% 0.126 306.7)
XYZ	xyz(20.8492, 15.5813, 40.4293)
Luminance	0.1558 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#855CAB #82AB5C

analogous

#5E5CAB #855CAB #AB5CAA

triadic

#855CAB #AB855C #5CAB85

tetradic

#855CAB #AB5E5C #82AB5C #5CAAAB

square

#855CAB #AB5E5C #82AB5C #5CAAAB

split-complementary

#855CAB #AAAB5C #5CAB5E

monochromatic

#47305D #664585 #855CAB #A384C0 #C1ADD5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.10

#855CAB on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.12

#855CAB on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #855CAB

5.10:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##855CAB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##855CAB	1.00	5.10	4.12	5.10
#FFFFFF	5.10	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.12	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.10	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#486CAE

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#526EA9

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#7F697B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6E6E6E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #855cab;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 92, 171);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.1% 0.126 306.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#aa8bc4',
    500: '#855cab',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #855cab;
$custom-light: #aa8bc4;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#855cab",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 133,
    "g": 92,
    "b": 171
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 271.139,
    "s": 31.984,
    "l": 51.569
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55139,
    "c": 0.12571,
    "h": 306.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.15581
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#855CAB

secondary

#B1C3A0

accent

#C86092

background

#FAF8FC

surface

#F4F0F8

border

#CECBD1

text

#100C13

muted

#7F7D82

Preview Lab

Preview with #855CAB

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

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