#855DBB#855DBB

#855DBB is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.164; OKLCH L 56.2% C 0.144 H 301.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.91:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#855DBB
RGB	rgb(133, 93, 187)
HSL	hsl(266, 41%, 55%)
HSV	hsv(266, 50%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(28.9%, 50.3%, 0%, 26.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(47.50, 35.85, -43.77)
CIE-LCH	lch(47.50, 56.58, 309.32°)
OKLab	oklab(56.22% 0.0756 -0.1231)
OKLCH	oklch(56.22% 0.144 301.6)
XYZ	xyz(22.5548, 16.4030, 48.9819)
Luminance	0.1640 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#855DBB #93BB5D

analogous

#5D64BB #855DBB #B45DBB

triadic

#855DBB #BB855D #5DBB85

tetradic

#855DBB #BB5D64 #93BB5D #5DBBB4

square

#855DBB #BB5D64 #93BB5D #5DBBB4

split-complementary

#855DBB #BBB45D #64BB5D

monochromatic

#4A2F6F #67419A #855DBB #A588CD #C6B3DF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.91

#855DBB on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.28

#855DBB on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #855DBB

4.91:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##855DBB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##855DBB	1.00	4.91	4.28	4.91
#FFFFFF	4.91	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.28	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.91	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3F70BE

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4970B9

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#7B6E83

Achromatopsia (no color)

#717171

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #855dbb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 93, 187);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.2% 0.144 301.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ab8cd0',
    500: '#855dbb',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #855dbb;
$custom-light: #ab8cd0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#855dbb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 133,
    "g": 93,
    "b": 187
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 265.532,
    "s": 40.87,
    "l": 54.902
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56221,
    "c": 0.14446,
    "h": 301.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.16403
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#855DBB

secondary

#BDCEA6

accent

#D1579D

background

#FAF8FC

surface

#F4F0F9

border

#CECBD2

text

#100C14

muted

#7F7D82

Preview Lab

Preview with #855DBB

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

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