#855DAB#855DAB

#855DAB is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.158; OKLCH L 55.3% C 0.124 H 306.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.06:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#855DAB
RGB	rgb(133, 93, 171)
HSL	hsl(271, 32%, 52%)
HSV	hsv(271, 46%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(22.2%, 45.6%, 0%, 32.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.65, 31.91, -35.76)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.65, 47.93, 311.74°)
OKLab	oklab(55.31% 0.0736 -0.0998)
OKLCH	oklch(55.31% 0.124 306.4)
XYZ	xyz(20.9364, 15.7557, 40.4584)
Luminance	0.1576 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#855DAB #83AB5D

analogous

#5E5DAB #855DAB #AB5DAA

triadic

#855DAB #AB855D #5DAB85

tetradic

#855DAB #AB5E5D #83AB5D #5DAAAB

square

#855DAB #AB5E5D #83AB5D #5DAAAB

split-complementary

#855DAB #AAAB5D #5DAB5E

monochromatic

#47305D #664586 #855DAB #A385C0 #C2AED5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.06

#855DAB on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.15

#855DAB on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #855DAB

5.06:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##855DAB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##855DAB	1.00	5.06	4.15	5.06
#FFFFFF	5.06	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.15	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.06	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#496DAE

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#536FA9

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#7F6A7C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6F6F6F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #855dab;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 93, 171);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.3% 0.124 306.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#aa8cc4',
    500: '#855dab',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #855dab;
$custom-light: #aa8cc4;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#855dab",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 133,
    "g": 93,
    "b": 171
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 270.769,
    "s": 31.707,
    "l": 51.765
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55313,
    "c": 0.124,
    "h": 306.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.15756
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#855DAB

secondary

#B1C3A1

accent

#C86093

background

#FAF8FC

surface

#F4F0F8

border

#CECBD1

text

#100C13

muted

#7F7D82

Preview Lab

Preview with #855DAB

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

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