#855DB4#855DB4

#855DB4 is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.161; OKLCH L 55.8% C 0.136 H 303.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.97:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#855DB4
RGB	rgb(133, 93, 180)
HSL	hsl(268, 37%, 54%)
HSV	hsv(268, 48%, 71%)
CMYK	cmyk(26.1%, 48.3%, 0%, 29.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(47.12, 34.11, -40.29)
CIE-LCH	lch(47.12, 52.79, 310.25°)
OKLab	oklab(55.81% 0.0749 -0.1129)
OKLCH	oklch(55.81% 0.136 303.5)
XYZ	xyz(21.8236, 16.1106, 45.1311)
Luminance	0.1611 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#855DB4 #8CB45D

analogous

#5D60B4 #855DB4 #B05DB4

triadic

#855DB4 #B4855D #5DB485

tetradic

#855DB4 #B45D60 #8CB45D #5DB4B0

square

#855DB4 #B45D60 #8CB45D #5DB4B0

split-complementary

#855DB4 #B4B05D #60B45D

monochromatic

#493067 #674391 #855DB4 #A587C7 #C4B1DB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.97

#855DB4 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.22

#855DB4 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #855DB4

4.97:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##855DB4	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##855DB4	1.00	4.97	4.22	4.97
#FFFFFF	4.97	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.22	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.97	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#446FB7

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4E70B2

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#7D6C80

Achromatopsia (no color)

#707070

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #855db4;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 93, 180);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.8% 0.136 303.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ab8ccb',
    500: '#855db4',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #855db4;
$custom-light: #ab8ccb;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#855db4",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 133,
    "g": 93,
    "b": 180
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 267.586,
    "s": 36.709,
    "l": 53.529
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55814,
    "c": 0.13551,
    "h": 303.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.16111
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#855DB4

secondary

#B8C9A4

accent

#CD5B98

background

#FAF8FC

surface

#F4F0F8

border

#CECBD1

text

#100C13

muted

#7F7D82

Preview Lab

Preview with #855DB4

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

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