#855D9B#855D9B

#855D9B is a mid, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.152; OKLCH L 54.5% C 0.104 H 312.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.20:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#855D9B
RGB	rgb(133, 93, 155)
HSL	hsl(279, 25%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(279, 40%, 61%)
CMYK	cmyk(14.2%, 40%, 0%, 39.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.88, 28.17, -27.52)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.88, 39.39, 315.67°)
OKLab	oklab(54.48% 0.0706 -0.076)
OKLCH	oklch(54.48% 0.104 312.9)
XYZ	xyz(19.5026, 15.1822, 32.9071)
Luminance	0.1518 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#855D9B #739B5D

analogous

#665D9B #855D9B #9B5D92

triadic

#855D9B #9B855D #5D9B85

tetradic

#855D9B #9B665D #739B5D #5D929B

square

#855D9B #9B665D #739B5D #5D929B

split-complementary

#855D9B #929B5D #5D9B66

monochromatic

#432F4E #644675 #855D9B #A281B4 #BEA8CB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.20

#855D9B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.04

#855D9B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #855D9B

5.20:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##855D9B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##855D9B	1.00	5.20	4.04	5.20
#FFFFFF	5.20	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.04	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.20	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#526A9D

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5B6E99

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#836675

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6D6D6D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #855d9b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 93, 155);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.5% 0.104 312.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#a98bb8',
    500: '#855d9b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #855d9b;
$custom-light: #a98bb8;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#855d9b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 133,
    "g": 93,
    "b": 155
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 278.71,
    "s": 25,
    "l": 48.627
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54482,
    "c": 0.10373,
    "h": 312.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.15182
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#855D9B

secondary

#A6B99B

accent

#C16687

background

#FAF8FB

surface

#F4F0F6

border

#CECBD0

text

#100C11

muted

#7F7D80

Preview Lab

Preview with #855D9B

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

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