#855CD1#855CD1

#855CD1 is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.172; OKLCH L 57.4% C 0.174 H 296.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.72:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#855CD1
RGB	rgb(133, 92, 209)
HSL	hsl(261, 56%, 59%)
HSV	hsv(261, 56%, 82%)
CMYK	cmyk(36.4%, 56%, 0%, 18%)
CIE-LAB	lab(48.57, 42.08, -54.73)
CIE-LCH	lch(48.57, 69.04, 307.55°)
OKLab	oklab(57.43% 0.0781 -0.1552)
OKLCH	oklch(57.43% 0.174 296.7)
XYZ	xyz(25.0057, 17.2439, 62.3202)
Luminance	0.1724 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#855CD1 #A8D15C

analogous

#5C6ED1 #855CD1 #C05CD1

triadic

#855CD1 #D1855C #5CD185

tetradic

#855CD1 #D15C6E #A8D15C #5CD1C0

square

#855CD1 #D15C6E #A8D15C #5CD1C0

split-complementary

#855CD1 #D1C05C #6ED15C

monochromatic

#4A278B #6435BB #855CD1 #A98CDE #CCBBEC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.72

#855CD1 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.45

#855CD1 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #855CD1

4.72:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##855CD1	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##855CD1	1.00	4.72	4.45	4.72
#FFFFFF	4.72	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.45	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.72	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#2474D5

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3372CE

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#73748E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#737373

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #855cd1;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 92, 209);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(57.4% 0.174 296.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ad8be0',
    500: '#855cd1',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #855cd1;
$custom-light: #ad8be0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#855cd1",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 133,
    "g": 92,
    "b": 209
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 261.026,
    "s": 55.981,
    "l": 59.02
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.57426,
    "c": 0.17379,
    "h": 296.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.17244
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#855CD1

secondary

#CBDBAD

accent

#DF49AA

background

#FBF8FD

surface

#F6F0FB

border

#D0CBD4

text

#110C15

muted

#807D83

Preview Lab

Preview with #855CD1

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

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