#855CB3#855CB3

#855CB3 is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.159; OKLCH L 55.6% C 0.136 H 304.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.02:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#855CB3
RGB	rgb(133, 92, 179)
HSL	hsl(268, 36%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(268, 49%, 70%)
CMYK	cmyk(25.7%, 48.6%, 0%, 29.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.84, 34.44, -40.16)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.84, 52.90, 310.62°)
OKLab	oklab(55.59% 0.0762 -0.1125)
OKLCH	oklch(55.59% 0.136 304.1)
XYZ	xyz(21.6349, 15.8956, 44.5675)
Luminance	0.1590 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#855CB3 #8AB35C

analogous

#5C5EB3 #855CB3 #B15CB3

triadic

#855CB3 #B3855C #5CB385

tetradic

#855CB3 #B35C5E #8AB35C #5CB3B1

square

#855CB3 #B35C5E #8AB35C #5CB3B1

split-complementary

#855CB3 #B3B15C #5EB35C

monochromatic

#492F65 #67438F #855CB3 #A486C6 #C3AFDA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.02

#855CB3 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.18

#855CB3 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #855CB3

5.02:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##855CB3	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##855CB3	1.00	5.02	4.18	5.02
#FFFFFF	5.02	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.18	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.02	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#436EB6

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4E6FB1

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#7D6B7F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6F6F6F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #855cb3;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 92, 179);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.6% 0.136 304.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ab8bca',
    500: '#855cb3',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #855cb3;
$custom-light: #ab8bca;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#855cb3",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 133,
    "g": 92,
    "b": 179
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 268.276,
    "s": 36.402,
    "l": 53.137
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55587,
    "c": 0.1359,
    "h": 304.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.15896
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#855CB3

secondary

#B6C8A3

accent

#CC5B97

background

#FAF8FC

surface

#F4F0F8

border

#CECBD1

text

#100C13

muted

#7F7D82

Preview Lab

Preview with #855CB3

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

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