#855CAE#855CAE

#855CAE is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.157; OKLCH L 55.3% C 0.130 H 305.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.07:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#855CAE
RGB	rgb(133, 92, 174)
HSL	hsl(270, 34%, 52%)
HSV	hsv(270, 47%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(23.6%, 47.1%, 0%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.57, 33.22, -37.65)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.57, 50.21, 311.42°)
OKLab	oklab(55.31% 0.0755 -0.1052)
OKLCH	oklch(55.31% 0.13 305.7)
XYZ	xyz(21.1384, 15.6970, 41.9524)
Luminance	0.1570 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#855CAE #85AE5C

analogous

#5C5CAE #855CAE #AE5CAE

triadic

#855CAE #AE855C #5CAE85

tetradic

#855CAE #AE5C5C #85AE5C #5CAEAE

square

#855CAE #AE5C5C #85AE5C #5CAEAE

split-complementary

#855CAE #AEAE5C #5CAE5C

monochromatic

#483060 #664489 #855CAE #A485C2 #C2AED7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.07

#855CAE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.14

#855CAE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #855CAE

5.07:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##855CAE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##855CAE	1.00	5.07	4.14	5.07
#FFFFFF	5.07	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.14	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.07	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#466DB1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#516FAC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#7F6A7D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6E6E6E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #855cae;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 92, 174);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.3% 0.130 305.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#aa8bc6',
    500: '#855cae',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #855cae;
$custom-light: #aa8bc6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#855cae",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 133,
    "g": 92,
    "b": 174
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 270,
    "s": 33.607,
    "l": 52.157
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55305,
    "c": 0.12954,
    "h": 305.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.15697
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#855CAE

secondary

#B3C5A1

accent

#CA5E94

background

#FAF8FC

surface

#F4F0F8

border

#CECBD1

text

#100C13

muted

#7F7D82

Preview Lab

Preview with #855CAE

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

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