#855DA1#855DA1

#855DA1 is a mid, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.154; OKLCH L 54.8% C 0.111 H 310.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.15:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#855DA1
RGB	rgb(133, 93, 161)
HSL	hsl(275, 27%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(275, 42%, 63%)
CMYK	cmyk(17.4%, 42.2%, 0%, 36.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.16, 29.55, -30.64)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.16, 42.57, 313.96°)
OKLab	oklab(54.78% 0.0719 -0.085)
OKLCH	oklch(54.78% 0.111 310.2)
XYZ	xyz(20.0191, 15.3888, 35.6270)
Luminance	0.1539 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

Shades

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#855DA1 #79A15D

analogous

#635DA1 #855DA1 #A15D9B

triadic

#855DA1 #A1855D #5DA185

tetradic

#855DA1 #A1635D #79A15D #5D9BA1

square

#855DA1 #A1635D #79A15D #5D9BA1

split-complementary

#855DA1 #9BA15D #5DA163

monochromatic

#453053 #65477A #855DA1 #A284B8 #BFAACE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.15

#855DA1 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.08

#855DA1 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #855DA1

5.15:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##855DA1	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##855DA1	1.00	5.15	4.08	5.15
#FFFFFF	5.15	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.08	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.15	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4F6BA4

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#596E9F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#826777

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6D6D6D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #855da1;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 93, 161);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.8% 0.111 310.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#aa8bbd',
    500: '#855da1',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #855da1;
$custom-light: #aa8bbd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#855da1",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 133,
    "g": 93,
    "b": 161
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 275.294,
    "s": 26.772,
    "l": 49.804
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54784,
    "c": 0.11127,
    "h": 310.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.15388
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#855DA1

secondary

#AABC9E

accent

#C3658C

background

#FAF8FB

surface

#F4F0F6

border

#CECBD0

text

#100C12

muted

#7F7D81

Preview Lab

Preview with #855DA1

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

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