#855D9C#855D9C

#855D9C is a mid, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.152; OKLCH L 54.5% C 0.105 H 312.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.19:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#855D9C
RGB	rgb(133, 93, 156)
HSL	hsl(278, 25%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(278, 40%, 61%)
CMYK	cmyk(14.7%, 40.4%, 0%, 38.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.93, 28.40, -28.04)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.93, 39.91, 315.36°)
OKLab	oklab(54.53% 0.0708 -0.0775)
OKLCH	oklch(54.53% 0.105 312.4)
XYZ	xyz(19.5870, 15.2159, 33.3512)
Luminance	0.1522 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#855D9C #749C5D

analogous

#665D9C #855D9C #9C5D94

triadic

#855D9C #9C855D #5D9C85

tetradic

#855D9C #9C665D #749C5D #5D949C

square

#855D9C #9C665D #749C5D #5D949C

split-complementary

#855D9C #949C5D #5D9C66

monochromatic

#442F4F #644676 #855D9C #A282B4 #BEA8CB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.19

#855D9C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.04

#855D9C on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #855D9C

5.19:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##855D9C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##855D9C	1.00	5.19	4.04	5.19
#FFFFFF	5.19	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.04	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.19	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#516B9E

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5B6E9A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#836675

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6D6D6D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #855d9c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 93, 156);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.5% 0.105 312.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#a98bb9',
    500: '#855d9c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #855d9c;
$custom-light: #a98bb9;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#855d9c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 133,
    "g": 93,
    "b": 156
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 278.095,
    "s": 25.301,
    "l": 48.824
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54532,
    "c": 0.10498,
    "h": 312.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.15216
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#855D9C

secondary

#A6B99B

accent

#C26688

background

#FAF8FB

surface

#F4F0F6

border

#CECBD0

text

#100C11

muted

#7F7D80

Preview Lab

Preview with #855D9C

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

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