#855CC8#855CC8

#855CC8 is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.168; OKLCH L 56.8% C 0.163 H 298.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.81:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#855CC8
RGB	rgb(133, 92, 200)
HSL	hsl(263, 50%, 57%)
HSV	hsv(263, 54%, 78%)
CMYK	cmyk(33.5%, 54%, 0%, 21.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(48.02, 39.74, -50.45)
CIE-LCH	lch(48.02, 64.22, 308.23°)
OKLab	oklab(56.85% 0.0779 -0.1426)
OKLCH	oklch(56.85% 0.163 298.6)
XYZ	xyz(23.9228, 16.8107, 56.6168)
Luminance	0.1681 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#855CC8 #9FC85C

analogous

#5C69C8 #855CC8 #BB5CC8

triadic

#855CC8 #C8855C #5CC885

tetradic

#855CC8 #C85C69 #9FC85C #5CC8BB

square

#855CC8 #C85C69 #9FC85C #5CC8BB

split-complementary

#855CC8 #C8BB5C #69C85C

monochromatic

#4B2B7F #663AAD #855CC8 #A78AD7 #C9B8E7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.81

#855CC8 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.36

#855CC8 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #855CC8

4.81:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##855CC8	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##855CC8	1.00	4.81	4.36	4.81
#FFFFFF	4.81	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.36	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.81	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3072CC

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3D71C5

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#777189

Achromatopsia (no color)

#727272

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #855cc8;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 92, 200);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.8% 0.163 298.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ac8bd9',
    500: '#855cc8',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #855cc8;
$custom-light: #ac8bd9;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#855cc8",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 133,
    "g": 92,
    "b": 200
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 262.778,
    "s": 49.541,
    "l": 57.255
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56849,
    "c": 0.16252,
    "h": 298.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.16811
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#855CC8

secondary

#C5D6AA

accent

#D94FA5

background

#FAF8FD

surface

#F5F0FA

border

#CFCBD3

text

#100C15

muted

#7F7D83

Preview Lab

Preview with #855CC8

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

Preview Lab → · Contrast checker → · Palette generator →