#855CC4#855CC4

#855CC4 is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.166; OKLCH L 56.6% C 0.157 H 299.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.86:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#855CC4
RGB	rgb(133, 92, 196)
HSL	hsl(264, 47%, 56%)
HSV	hsv(264, 53%, 77%)
CMYK	cmyk(32.1%, 53.1%, 0%, 23.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(47.79, 38.71, -48.52)
CIE-LCH	lch(47.79, 62.07, 308.58°)
OKLab	oklab(56.6% 0.0777 -0.137)
OKLCH	oklch(56.6% 0.157 299.6)
XYZ	xyz(23.4614, 16.6262, 54.1870)
Luminance	0.1663 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#855CC4 #9BC45C

analogous

#5C67C4 #855CC4 #B95CC4

triadic

#855CC4 #C4855C #5CC485

tetradic

#855CC4 #C45C67 #9BC45C #5CC4B9

square

#855CC4 #C45C67 #9BC45C #5CC4B9

split-complementary

#855CC4 #C4B95C #67C45C

monochromatic

#4B2C7A #663CA7 #855CC4 #A789D4 #C8B6E5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.86

#855CC4 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.33

#855CC4 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #855CC4

4.86:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##855CC4	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##855CC4	1.00	4.86	4.33	4.86
#FFFFFF	4.86	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.33	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.86	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3571C8

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4171C2

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#787087

Achromatopsia (no color)

#717171

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #855cc4;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 92, 196);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.6% 0.157 299.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ac8bd6',
    500: '#855cc4',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #855cc4;
$custom-light: #ac8bd6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#855cc4",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 133,
    "g": 92,
    "b": 196
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 263.654,
    "s": 46.847,
    "l": 56.471
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56599,
    "c": 0.15748,
    "h": 299.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.16626
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#855CC4

secondary

#C2D3A9

accent

#D651A2

background

#FAF8FD

surface

#F4F0FA

border

#CECBD3

text

#100C14

muted

#7F7D83

Preview Lab

Preview with #855CC4

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

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