#855DB9#855DB9

#855DB9 is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.163; OKLCH L 56.1% C 0.142 H 302.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.93:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#855DB9
RGB	rgb(133, 93, 185)
HSL	hsl(266, 40%, 55%)
HSV	hsv(266, 50%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(28.1%, 49.7%, 0%, 27.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(47.39, 35.35, -42.78)
CIE-LCH	lch(47.39, 55.49, 309.57°)
OKLab	oklab(56.1% 0.0754 -0.1202)
OKLCH	oklch(56.1% 0.142 302.1)
XYZ	xyz(22.3422, 16.3180, 47.8622)
Luminance	0.1632 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#855DB9 #91B95D

analogous

#5D63B9 #855DB9 #B35DB9

triadic

#855DB9 #B9855D #5DB985

tetradic

#855DB9 #B95D63 #91B95D #5DB9B3

square

#855DB9 #B95D63 #91B95D #5DB9B3

split-complementary

#855DB9 #B9B35D #63B95D

monochromatic

#4A2F6D #674197 #855DB9 #A588CB #C5B2DE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.93

#855DB9 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.26

#855DB9 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #855DB9

4.93:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##855DB9	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##855DB9	1.00	4.93	4.26	4.93
#FFFFFF	4.93	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.26	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.93	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4070BC

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4B70B7

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#7B6E82

Achromatopsia (no color)

#707070

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #855db9;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 93, 185);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.1% 0.142 302.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ab8cce',
    500: '#855db9',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #855db9;
$custom-light: #ab8cce;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#855db9",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 133,
    "g": 93,
    "b": 185
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 266.087,
    "s": 39.655,
    "l": 54.51
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56103,
    "c": 0.14191,
    "h": 302.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.16318
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#855DB9

secondary

#BBCCA5

accent

#D0589C

background

#FAF8FC

surface

#F4F0F9

border

#CECBD2

text

#100C14

muted

#7F7D82

Preview Lab

Preview with #855DB9

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

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