#855CC5#855CC5

#855CC5 is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.167; OKLCH L 56.7% C 0.159 H 299.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.84:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#855CC5
RGB	rgb(133, 92, 197)
HSL	hsl(263, 48%, 57%)
HSV	hsv(263, 53%, 77%)
CMYK	cmyk(32.5%, 53.3%, 0%, 22.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(47.84, 38.97, -49.00)
CIE-LCH	lch(47.84, 62.61, 308.49°)
OKLab	oklab(56.66% 0.0777 -0.1384)
OKLCH	oklch(56.66% 0.159 299.3)
XYZ	xyz(23.5756, 16.6719, 54.7884)
Luminance	0.1667 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#855CC5 #9CC55C

analogous

#5C68C5 #855CC5 #BA5CC5

triadic

#855CC5 #C5855C #5CC585

tetradic

#855CC5 #C55C68 #9CC55C #5CC5BA

square

#855CC5 #C55C68 #9CC55C #5CC5BA

split-complementary

#855CC5 #C5BA5C #68C55C

monochromatic

#4B2C7B #663CA8 #855CC5 #A789D5 #C9B6E5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.84

#855CC5 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.33

#855CC5 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #855CC5

4.84:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##855CC5	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##855CC5	1.00	4.84	4.33	4.84
#FFFFFF	4.84	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.33	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.84	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3471C9

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4071C3

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#787188

Achromatopsia (no color)

#727272

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #855cc5;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 92, 197);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.7% 0.159 299.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ac8bd7',
    500: '#855cc5',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #855cc5;
$custom-light: #ac8bd7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#855cc5",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 133,
    "g": 92,
    "b": 197
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 263.429,
    "s": 47.511,
    "l": 56.667
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56661,
    "c": 0.15874,
    "h": 299.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.16672
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#855CC5

secondary

#C3D4A9

accent

#D751A3

background

#FAF8FD

surface

#F4F0FA

border

#CECBD3

text

#100C14

muted

#7F7D83

Preview Lab

Preview with #855CC5

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

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