#855CB2#855CB2

#855CB2 is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.159; OKLCH L 55.5% C 0.135 H 304.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.03:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#855CB2
RGB	rgb(133, 92, 178)
HSL	hsl(269, 36%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(269, 48%, 70%)
CMYK	cmyk(25.3%, 48.3%, 0%, 30.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.78, 34.19, -39.66)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.78, 52.36, 310.77°)
OKLab	oklab(55.53% 0.076 -0.1111)
OKLCH	oklch(55.53% 0.135 304.4)
XYZ	xyz(21.5342, 15.8553, 44.0368)
Luminance	0.1585 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#855CB2 #89B25C

analogous

#5C5EB2 #855CB2 #B05CB2

triadic

#855CB2 #B2855C #5CB285

tetradic

#855CB2 #B25C5E #89B25C #5CB2B0

square

#855CB2 #B25C5E #89B25C #5CB2B0

split-complementary

#855CB2 #B2B05C #5EB25C

monochromatic

#492F64 #67438E #855CB2 #A486C6 #C3AFD9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.03

#855CB2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.17

#855CB2 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #855CB2

5.03:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##855CB2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##855CB2	1.00	5.03	4.17	5.03
#FFFFFF	5.03	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.17	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.03	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#446EB5

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4E6FB0

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#7D6B7E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6F6F6F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #855cb2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 92, 178);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.5% 0.135 304.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#aa8bc9',
    500: '#855cb2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #855cb2;
$custom-light: #aa8bc9;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#855cb2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 133,
    "g": 92,
    "b": 178
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 268.605,
    "s": 35.833,
    "l": 52.941
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5553,
    "c": 0.13462,
    "h": 304.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.15855
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#855CB2

secondary

#B6C7A2

accent

#CC5C97

background

#FAF8FC

surface

#F4F0F8

border

#CECBD1

text

#100C13

muted

#7F7D82

Preview Lab

Preview with #855CB2

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

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