#855DB8#855DB8

#855DB8 is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.163; OKLCH L 56.0% C 0.141 H 302.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.94:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#855DB8
RGB	rgb(133, 93, 184)
HSL	hsl(266, 39%, 54%)
HSV	hsv(266, 49%, 72%)
CMYK	cmyk(27.7%, 49.5%, 0%, 27.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(47.33, 35.10, -42.28)
CIE-LCH	lch(47.33, 54.95, 309.70°)
OKLab	oklab(56.05% 0.0753 -0.1188)
OKLCH	oklch(56.05% 0.141 302.4)
XYZ	xyz(22.2370, 16.2759, 47.3082)
Luminance	0.1628 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#855DB8 #90B85D

analogous

#5D63B8 #855DB8 #B35DB8

triadic

#855DB8 #B8855D #5DB885

tetradic

#855DB8 #B85D63 #90B85D #5DB8B3

square

#855DB8 #B85D63 #90B85D #5DB8B3

split-complementary

#855DB8 #B8B35D #63B85D

monochromatic

#4A2F6B #674296 #855DB8 #A588CB #C5B2DD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.94

#855DB8 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.26

#855DB8 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #855DB8

4.94:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##855DB8	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##855DB8	1.00	4.94	4.26	4.94
#FFFFFF	4.94	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.26	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.94	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#416FBB

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4B70B6

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#7C6D82

Achromatopsia (no color)

#707070

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #855db8;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 93, 184);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.0% 0.141 302.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ab8cce',
    500: '#855db8',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #855db8;
$custom-light: #ab8cce;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#855db8",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 133,
    "g": 93,
    "b": 184
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 266.374,
    "s": 39.056,
    "l": 54.314
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56045,
    "c": 0.14064,
    "h": 302.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.16276
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#855DB8

secondary

#BBCCA5

accent

#CF599B

background

#FAF8FC

surface

#F4F0F9

border

#CECBD2

text

#100C13

muted

#7F7D82

Preview Lab

Preview with #855DB8

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

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