#855DAE#855DAE

#855DAE is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.159; OKLCH L 55.5% C 0.128 H 305.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.03:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#855DAE
RGB	rgb(133, 93, 174)
HSL	hsl(270, 33%, 52%)
HSV	hsv(270, 47%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(23.6%, 46.6%, 0%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.81, 32.64, -37.28)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.81, 49.55, 311.20°)
OKLab	oklab(55.48% 0.0741 -0.1042)
OKLCH	oklch(55.48% 0.128 305.4)
XYZ	xyz(21.2256, 15.8714, 41.9815)
Luminance	0.1587 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#855DAE #86AE5D

analogous

#5D5EAE #855DAE #AE5DAE

triadic

#855DAE #AE855D #5DAE85

tetradic

#855DAE #AE5D5E #86AE5D #5DAEAE

square

#855DAE #AE5D5E #86AE5D #5DAEAE

split-complementary

#855DAE #AEAE5D #5EAE5D

monochromatic

#483060 #664589 #855DAE #A486C2 #C2AFD7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.03

#855DAE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.17

#855DAE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #855DAE

5.03:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##855DAE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##855DAE	1.00	5.03	4.17	5.03
#FFFFFF	5.03	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.17	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.03	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#486EB1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#526FAC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#7E6B7D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6F6F6F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #855dae;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 93, 174);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.5% 0.128 305.4);

Tailwind

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

SCSS

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

JSON

{
  "hex": "#855dae",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 133,
    "g": 93,
    "b": 174
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 269.63,
    "s": 33.333,
    "l": 52.353
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55477,
    "c": 0.12784,
    "h": 305.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.15871
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#855DAE

secondary

#B4C5A2

accent

#C95E95

background

#FAF8FC

surface

#F4F0F8

border

#CECBD1

text

#100C13

muted

#7F7D82

Preview Lab

Preview with #855DAE

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

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