#855DAA#855DAA

#855DAA is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.157; OKLCH L 55.3% C 0.123 H 306.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.07:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#855DAA
RGB	rgb(133, 93, 170)
HSL	hsl(271, 31%, 52%)
HSV	hsv(271, 45%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(21.8%, 45.3%, 0%, 33.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.60, 31.67, -35.26)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.60, 47.39, 311.94°)
OKLab	oklab(55.26% 0.0735 -0.0983)
OKLCH	oklch(55.26% 0.123 306.8)
XYZ	xyz(20.8415, 15.7177, 39.9583)
Luminance	0.1572 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#855DAA #82AA5D

analogous

#5F5DAA #855DAA #AA5DA9

triadic

#855DAA #AA855D #5DAA85

tetradic

#855DAA #AA5F5D #82AA5D #5DA9AA

square

#855DAA #AA5F5D #82AA5D #5DA9AA

split-complementary

#855DAA #A9AA5D #5DAA5F

monochromatic

#47305C #664584 #855DAA #A385BF #C1ADD4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.07

#855DAA on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.14

#855DAA on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #855DAA

5.07:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##855DAA	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##855DAA	1.00	5.07	4.14	5.07
#FFFFFF	5.07	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.14	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.07	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4A6DAD

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#546FA8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#806A7B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6E6E6E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #855daa;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 93, 170);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.3% 0.123 306.8);

Tailwind

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

SCSS

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

JSON

{
  "hex": "#855daa",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 133,
    "g": 93,
    "b": 170
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 271.169,
    "s": 31.174,
    "l": 51.569
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55259,
    "c": 0.12272,
    "h": 306.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.15718
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#855DAA

secondary

#B1C2A0

accent

#C76092

background

#FAF8FC

surface

#F4F0F8

border

#CECBD1

text

#100C12

muted

#7F7D81

Preview Lab

Preview with #855DAA

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

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