#855DB5#855DB5

#855DB5 is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.162; OKLCH L 55.9% C 0.137 H 303.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.96:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#855DB5
RGB	rgb(133, 93, 181)
HSL	hsl(267, 37%, 54%)
HSV	hsv(267, 49%, 71%)
CMYK	cmyk(26.5%, 48.6%, 0%, 29%)
CIE-LAB	lab(47.17, 34.35, -40.79)
CIE-LCH	lch(47.17, 53.33, 310.10°)
OKLab	oklab(55.87% 0.075 -0.1144)
OKLCH	oklch(55.87% 0.137 303.2)
XYZ	xyz(21.9259, 16.1515, 45.6695)
Luminance	0.1615 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#855DB5 #8DB55D

analogous

#5D61B5 #855DB5 #B15DB5

triadic

#855DB5 #B5855D #5DB585

tetradic

#855DB5 #B55D61 #8DB55D #5DB5B1

square

#855DB5 #B55D61 #8DB55D #5DB5B1

split-complementary

#855DB5 #B5B15D #61B55D

monochromatic

#493068 #674392 #855DB5 #A587C8 #C4B1DB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.96

#855DB5 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.23

#855DB5 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #855DB5

4.96:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##855DB5	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##855DB5	1.00	4.96	4.23	4.96
#FFFFFF	4.96	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.23	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.96	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#436FB8

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4D70B3

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#7D6D80

Achromatopsia (no color)

#707070

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #855db5;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 93, 181);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.9% 0.137 303.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ab8ccb',
    500: '#855db5',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #855db5;
$custom-light: #ab8ccb;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#855db5",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 133,
    "g": 93,
    "b": 181
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 267.273,
    "s": 37.288,
    "l": 53.725
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55872,
    "c": 0.1368,
    "h": 303.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.16151
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#855DB5

secondary

#B9CAA4

accent

#CD5B99

background

#FAF8FC

surface

#F4F0F8

border

#CECBD1

text

#100C13

muted

#7F7D82

Preview Lab

Preview with #855DB5

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

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