#855CAF#855CAF

#855CAF is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.157; OKLCH L 55.4% C 0.131 H 305.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.06:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#855CAF
RGB	rgb(133, 92, 175)
HSL	hsl(270, 34%, 52%)
HSV	hsv(270, 47%, 69%)
CMYK	cmyk(24%, 47.4%, 0%, 31.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.63, 33.46, -38.15)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.63, 50.74, 311.25°)
OKLab	oklab(55.36% 0.0757 -0.1067)
OKLCH	oklch(55.36% 0.131 305.3)
XYZ	xyz(21.2363, 15.7361, 42.4677)
Luminance	0.1574 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#855CAF #86AF5C

analogous

#5C5DAF #855CAF #AF5CAF

triadic

#855CAF #AF855C #5CAF85

tetradic

#855CAF #AF5C5D #86AF5C #5CAFAF

square

#855CAF #AF5C5D #86AF5C #5CAFAF

split-complementary

#855CAF #AFAF5C #5DAF5C

monochromatic

#483061 #66448A #855CAF #A485C3 #C2AED7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.06

#855CAF on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.15

#855CAF on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #855CAF

5.06:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##855CAF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##855CAF	1.00	5.06	4.15	5.06
#FFFFFF	5.06	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.15	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.06	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#466DB2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#506FAD

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#7E6A7D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6E6E6E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #855caf;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 92, 175);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.4% 0.131 305.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#aa8bc7',
    500: '#855caf',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #855caf;
$custom-light: #aa8bc7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#855caf",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 133,
    "g": 92,
    "b": 175
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 269.639,
    "s": 34.156,
    "l": 52.353
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5536,
    "c": 0.1308,
    "h": 305.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.15736
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#855CAF

secondary

#B4C5A1

accent

#CA5E95

background

#FAF8FC

surface

#F4F0F8

border

#CECBD1

text

#100C13

muted

#7F7D82

Preview Lab

Preview with #855CAF

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

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