#855DAD#855DAD

#855DAD is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.158; OKLCH L 55.4% C 0.127 H 305.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.04:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#855DAD
RGB	rgb(133, 93, 173)
HSL	hsl(270, 33%, 52%)
HSV	hsv(270, 46%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(23.1%, 46.2%, 0%, 32.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.75, 32.40, -36.78)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.75, 49.01, 311.38°)
OKLab	oklab(55.42% 0.0739 -0.1027)
OKLCH	oklch(55.42% 0.127 305.7)
XYZ	xyz(21.1285, 15.8325, 41.4700)
Luminance	0.1583 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#855DAD #85AD5D

analogous

#5D5DAD #855DAD #AD5DAD

triadic

#855DAD #AD855D #5DAD85

tetradic

#855DAD #AD5D5D #85AD5D #5DADAD

square

#855DAD #AD5D5D #85AD5D #5DADAD

split-complementary

#855DAD #ADAD5D #5DAD5D

monochromatic

#48305F #664588 #855DAD #A486C2 #C2AED6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.04

#855DAD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.17

#855DAD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #855DAD

5.04:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##855DAD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##855DAD	1.00	5.04	4.17	5.04
#FFFFFF	5.04	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.17	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.04	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#486DB0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#526FAB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#7F6A7D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6F6F6F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #855dad;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 93, 173);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.4% 0.127 305.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#aa8cc6',
    500: '#855dad',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #855dad;
$custom-light: #aa8cc6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#855dad",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 133,
    "g": 93,
    "b": 173
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 270,
    "s": 32.787,
    "l": 52.157
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55422,
    "c": 0.12656,
    "h": 305.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.15832
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#855DAD

secondary

#B3C4A1

accent

#C95F94

background

#FAF8FC

surface

#F4F0F8

border

#CECBD1

text

#100C13

muted

#7F7D82

Preview Lab

Preview with #855DAD

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

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