#855DA8#855DA8

#855DA8 is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.156; OKLCH L 55.2% C 0.120 H 307.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.09:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#855DA8
RGB	rgb(133, 93, 168)
HSL	hsl(272, 30%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(272, 45%, 66%)
CMYK	cmyk(20.8%, 44.6%, 0%, 34.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.50, 31.20, -34.24)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.50, 46.32, 312.34°)
OKLab	oklab(55.15% 0.0731 -0.0953)
OKLCH	oklch(55.15% 0.12 307.5)
XYZ	xyz(20.6537, 15.6426, 38.9695)
Luminance	0.1564 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#855DA8 #80A85D

analogous

#5F5DA8 #855DA8 #A85DA5

triadic

#855DA8 #A8855D #5DA885

tetradic

#855DA8 #A85F5D #80A85D #5DA5A8

square

#855DA8 #A85F5D #80A85D #5DA5A8

split-complementary

#855DA8 #A5A85D #5DA85F

monochromatic

#47305A #664682 #855DA8 #A385BD #C1ADD3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.09

#855DA8 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.13

#855DA8 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #855DA8

5.09:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##855DA8	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##855DA8	1.00	5.09	4.13	5.09
#FFFFFF	5.09	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.13	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.09	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4B6DAB

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#556FA6

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#80697A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6E6E6E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #855da8;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 93, 168);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.2% 0.120 307.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#aa8cc2',
    500: '#855da8',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #855da8;
$custom-light: #aa8cc2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#855da8",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 133,
    "g": 93,
    "b": 168
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 272,
    "s": 30.12,
    "l": 51.176
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55151,
    "c": 0.12016,
    "h": 307.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.15642
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#855DA8

secondary

#AFC1A0

accent

#C66191

background

#FAF8FB

surface

#F4F0F7

border

#CECBD0

text

#100C12

muted

#7F7D81

Preview Lab

Preview with #855DA8

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

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