#855CC9#855CC9

#855CC9 is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.169; OKLCH L 56.9% C 0.164 H 298.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.80:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#855CC9
RGB	rgb(133, 92, 201)
HSL	hsl(263, 50%, 57%)
HSV	hsv(263, 54%, 79%)
CMYK	cmyk(33.8%, 54.2%, 0%, 21.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(48.08, 40.00, -50.93)
CIE-LCH	lch(48.08, 64.76, 308.15°)
OKLab	oklab(56.91% 0.0779 -0.144)
OKLCH	oklch(56.91% 0.164 298.4)
XYZ	xyz(24.0400, 16.8576, 57.2343)
Luminance	0.1686 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#855CC9 #A0C95C

analogous

#5C6AC9 #855CC9 #BC5CC9

triadic

#855CC9 #C9855C #5CC985

tetradic

#855CC9 #C95C6A #A0C95C #5CC9BC

square

#855CC9 #C95C6A #A0C95C #5CC9BC

split-complementary

#855CC9 #C9BC5C #6AC95C

monochromatic

#4B2A80 #653AAE #855CC9 #A78AD8 #CAB8E7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.80

#855CC9 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.37

#855CC9 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #855CC9

4.80:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##855CC9	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##855CC9	1.00	4.80	4.37	4.80
#FFFFFF	4.80	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.37	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.80	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#2F72CD

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3C71C6

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#76728A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#727272

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #855cc9;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 92, 201);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.9% 0.164 298.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ac8bda',
    500: '#855cc9',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #855cc9;
$custom-light: #ac8bda;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#855cc9",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 133,
    "g": 92,
    "b": 201
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 262.569,
    "s": 50.23,
    "l": 57.451
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56912,
    "c": 0.16377,
    "h": 298.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.16858
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#855CC9

secondary

#C6D6AA

accent

#DA4EA5

background

#FAF8FD

surface

#F5F0FB

border

#CFCBD4

text

#100C15

muted

#7F7D83

Preview Lab

Preview with #855CC9

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

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