#855CEE#855CEE

#855CEE is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.188; OKLCH L 59.4% C 0.209 H 291.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.76:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#855CEE
RGB	rgb(133, 92, 238)
HSL	hsl(257, 81%, 65%)
HSV	hsv(257, 61%, 93%)
CMYK	cmyk(44.1%, 61.3%, 0%, 6.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(50.47, 49.83, -68.08)
CIE-LCH	lch(50.47, 84.37, 306.20°)
OKLab	oklab(59.42% 0.0773 -0.1945)
OKLCH	oklch(59.42% 0.209 291.7)
XYZ	xyz(28.9284, 18.8129, 82.9794)
Luminance	0.1881 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#855CEE #C5EE5C

analogous

#5C7CEE #855CEE #CE5CEE

triadic

#855CEE #EE855C #5CEE85

tetradic

#855CEE #EE5C7C #C5EE5C #5CEECE

square

#855CEE #EE5C7C #C5EE5C #5CEECE

split-complementary

#855CEE #EECE5C #7CEE5C

monochromatic

#4314BC #5C25E8 #855CEE #AE93F4 #D8CBFA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.41

#855CEE on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.76

#855CEE on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #855CEE

4.76:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##855CEE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##855CEE	1.00	4.41	4.76	4.76
#FFFFFF	4.41	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	4.76	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	4.76	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#007AF3

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0075EB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#667E9D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#787878

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #855cee;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 92, 238);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(59.4% 0.209 291.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#af8cf4',
    500: '#855cee',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #855cee;
$custom-light: #af8cf4;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#855cee",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 133,
    "g": 92,
    "b": 238
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 256.849,
    "s": 81.111,
    "l": 64.706
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.59424,
    "c": 0.20928,
    "h": 291.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.18814
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#855CEE

secondary

#DEECBA

accent

#DD08A2

background

#FBF8FF

surface

#F6F0FE

border

#D0CBD6

text

#110C17

muted

#807D85

Preview Lab

Preview with #855CEE

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

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