#855DB3#855DB3

#855DB3 is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.161; OKLCH L 55.8% C 0.134 H 303.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.98:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#855DB3
RGB	rgb(133, 93, 179)
HSL	hsl(268, 36%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(268, 48%, 70%)
CMYK	cmyk(25.7%, 48%, 0%, 29.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(47.07, 33.86, -39.79)
CIE-LCH	lch(47.07, 52.25, 310.39°)
OKLab	oklab(55.76% 0.0748 -0.1115)
OKLCH	oklch(55.76% 0.134 303.8)
XYZ	xyz(21.7221, 16.0700, 44.5965)
Luminance	0.1607 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#855DB3 #8BB35D

analogous

#5D60B3 #855DB3 #B05DB3

triadic

#855DB3 #B3855D #5DB385

tetradic

#855DB3 #B35D60 #8BB35D #5DB3B0

square

#855DB3 #B35D60 #8BB35D #5DB3B0

split-complementary

#855DB3 #B3B05D #60B35D

monochromatic

#493066 #67438F #855DB3 #A487C7 #C4B0DA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.98

#855DB3 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.21

#855DB3 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #855DB3

4.98:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##855DB3	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##855DB3	1.00	4.98	4.21	4.98
#FFFFFF	4.98	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.21	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.98	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#446FB6

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4F70B1

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#7D6C7F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#707070

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #855db3;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 93, 179);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.8% 0.134 303.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#aa8cca',
    500: '#855db3',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #855db3;
$custom-light: #aa8cca;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#855db3",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 133,
    "g": 93,
    "b": 179
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 267.907,
    "s": 36.134,
    "l": 53.333
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55757,
    "c": 0.13424,
    "h": 303.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.1607
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#855DB3

secondary

#B7C8A3

accent

#CC5C98

background

#FAF8FC

surface

#F4F0F8

border

#CECBD1

text

#100C13

muted

#7F7D82

Preview Lab

Preview with #855DB3

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

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