#855DA9#855DA9

#855DA9 is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.157; OKLCH L 55.2% C 0.121 H 307.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.08:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#855DA9
RGB	rgb(133, 93, 169)
HSL	hsl(272, 31%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(272, 45%, 66%)
CMYK	cmyk(21.3%, 45%, 0%, 33.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.55, 31.43, -34.75)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.55, 46.86, 312.13°)
OKLab	oklab(55.21% 0.0733 -0.0968)
OKLCH	oklch(55.21% 0.121 307.1)
XYZ	xyz(20.7472, 15.6800, 39.4620)
Luminance	0.1568 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#855DA9 #81A95D

analogous

#5F5DA9 #855DA9 #A95DA7

triadic

#855DA9 #A9855D #5DA985

tetradic

#855DA9 #A95F5D #81A95D #5DA7A9

square

#855DA9 #A95F5D #81A95D #5DA7A9

split-complementary

#855DA9 #A7A95D #5DA95F

monochromatic

#47305B #664683 #855DA9 #A385BE #C1ADD3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.08

#855DA9 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.14

#855DA9 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #855DA9

5.08:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##855DA9	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##855DA9	1.00	5.08	4.14	5.08
#FFFFFF	5.08	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.14	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.08	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4B6DAC

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#556FA7

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#80697B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6E6E6E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #855da9;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 93, 169);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.2% 0.121 307.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#aa8cc3',
    500: '#855da9',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #855da9;
$custom-light: #aa8cc3;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#855da9",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 133,
    "g": 93,
    "b": 169
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 271.579,
    "s": 30.645,
    "l": 51.373
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55205,
    "c": 0.12145,
    "h": 307.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.1568
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#855DA9

secondary

#B0C2A0

accent

#C76191

background

#FAF8FC

surface

#F4F0F8

border

#CECBD1

text

#100C12

muted

#7F7D81

Preview Lab

Preview with #855DA9

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

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