#855CB9#855CB9

#855CB9 is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.161; OKLCH L 55.9% C 0.144 H 302.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.97:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#855CB9
RGB	rgb(133, 92, 185)
HSL	hsl(266, 40%, 54%)
HSV	hsv(266, 50%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(28.1%, 50.3%, 0%, 27.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(47.16, 35.93, -43.14)
CIE-LCH	lch(47.16, 56.14, 309.79°)
OKLab	oklab(55.93% 0.0768 -0.1212)
OKLCH	oklch(55.93% 0.144 302.4)
XYZ	xyz(22.2550, 16.1436, 47.8331)
Luminance	0.1614 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#855CB9 #90B95C

analogous

#5C62B9 #855CB9 #B45CB9

triadic

#855CB9 #B9855C #5CB985

tetradic

#855CB9 #B95C62 #90B95C #5CB9B4

square

#855CB9 #B95C62 #90B95C #5CB9B4

split-complementary

#855CB9 #B9B45C #62B95C

monochromatic

#4A2E6C #674197 #855CB9 #A587CB #C5B2DE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.97

#855CB9 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.23

#855CB9 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #855CB9

4.97:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##855CB9	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##855CB9	1.00	4.97	4.23	4.97
#FFFFFF	4.97	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.23	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.97	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3F6FBC

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4A70B7

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#7B6D82

Achromatopsia (no color)

#707070

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #855cb9;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 92, 185);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.9% 0.144 302.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ab8bce',
    500: '#855cb9',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #855cb9;
$custom-light: #ab8bce;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#855cb9",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 133,
    "g": 92,
    "b": 185
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 266.452,
    "s": 39.914,
    "l": 54.314
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55934,
    "c": 0.14353,
    "h": 302.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.16144
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#855CB9

secondary

#BBCCA5

accent

#D0589B

background

#FAF8FC

surface

#F4F0F9

border

#CECBD2

text

#100C14

muted

#7F7D82

Preview Lab

Preview with #855CB9

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

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