#855CB8#855CB8

#855CB8 is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.161; OKLCH L 55.9% C 0.142 H 302.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.98:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#855CB8
RGB	rgb(133, 92, 184)
HSL	hsl(267, 39%, 54%)
HSV	hsv(267, 50%, 72%)
CMYK	cmyk(27.7%, 50%, 0%, 27.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(47.11, 35.68, -42.64)
CIE-LCH	lch(47.11, 55.60, 309.92°)
OKLab	oklab(55.88% 0.0767 -0.1198)
OKLCH	oklch(55.88% 0.142 302.6)
XYZ	xyz(22.1498, 16.1015, 47.2791)
Luminance	0.1610 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#855CB8 #8FB85C

analogous

#5C61B8 #855CB8 #B35CB8

triadic

#855CB8 #B8855C #5CB885

tetradic

#855CB8 #B85C61 #8FB85C #5CB8B3

square

#855CB8 #B85C61 #8FB85C #5CB8B3

split-complementary

#855CB8 #B8B35C #61B85C

monochromatic

#4A2F6B #674196 #855CB8 #A587CB #C5B1DD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.98

#855CB8 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.22

#855CB8 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #855CB8

4.98:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##855CB8	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##855CB8	1.00	4.98	4.22	4.98
#FFFFFF	4.98	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.22	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.98	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3F6FBB

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4A6FB6

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#7C6D81

Achromatopsia (no color)

#707070

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #855cb8;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 92, 184);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.9% 0.142 302.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ab8bce',
    500: '#855cb8',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #855cb8;
$custom-light: #ab8bce;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#855cb8",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 133,
    "g": 92,
    "b": 184
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 266.739,
    "s": 39.316,
    "l": 54.118
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55876,
    "c": 0.14226,
    "h": 302.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.16102
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#855CB8

secondary

#BACBA4

accent

#CF599A

background

#FAF8FC

surface

#F4F0F9

border

#CECBD2

text

#100C13

muted

#7F7D82

Preview Lab

Preview with #855CB8

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

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