#855CB4#855CB4

#855CB4 is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.159; OKLCH L 55.6% C 0.137 H 303.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.02:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#855CB4
RGB	rgb(133, 92, 180)
HSL	hsl(268, 37%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(268, 49%, 71%)
CMYK	cmyk(26.1%, 48.9%, 0%, 29.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.89, 34.68, -40.66)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.89, 53.44, 310.47°)
OKLab	oklab(55.64% 0.0763 -0.114)
OKLCH	oklch(55.64% 0.137 303.8)
XYZ	xyz(21.7364, 15.9362, 45.1020)
Luminance	0.1594 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#855CB4 #8BB45C

analogous

#5C5FB4 #855CB4 #B15CB4

triadic

#855CB4 #B4855C #5CB485

tetradic

#855CB4 #B45C5F #8BB45C #5CB4B1

square

#855CB4 #B45C5F #8BB45C #5CB4B1

split-complementary

#855CB4 #B4B15C #5FB45C

monochromatic

#492F66 #674290 #855CB4 #A486C7 #C4B0DB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.02

#855CB4 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.19

#855CB4 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #855CB4

5.02:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##855CB4	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##855CB4	1.00	5.02	4.19	5.02
#FFFFFF	5.02	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.19	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.02	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#426EB7

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4D6FB2

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#7D6C7F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6F6F6F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #855cb4;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 92, 180);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.6% 0.137 303.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ab8bcb',
    500: '#855cb4',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #855cb4;
$custom-light: #ab8bcb;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#855cb4",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 133,
    "g": 92,
    "b": 180
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 267.955,
    "s": 36.975,
    "l": 53.333
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55644,
    "c": 0.13717,
    "h": 303.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.15936
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#855CB4

secondary

#B7C9A3

accent

#CD5B98

background

#FAF8FC

surface

#F4F0F8

border

#CECBD1

text

#100C13

muted

#7F7D82

Preview Lab

Preview with #855CB4

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

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