#855DBD#855DBD

#855DBD is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.165; OKLCH L 56.3% C 0.147 H 301.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.89:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#855DBD
RGB	rgb(133, 93, 189)
HSL	hsl(265, 42%, 55%)
HSV	hsv(265, 51%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(29.6%, 50.8%, 0%, 25.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(47.61, 36.36, -44.75)
CIE-LCH	lch(47.61, 57.66, 309.09°)
OKLab	oklab(56.34% 0.0758 -0.126)
OKLCH	oklch(56.34% 0.147 301)
XYZ	xyz(22.7704, 16.4893, 50.1174)
Luminance	0.1649 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#855DBD #95BD5D

analogous

#5D65BD #855DBD #B55DBD

triadic

#855DBD #BD855D #5DBD85

tetradic

#855DBD #BD5D65 #95BD5D #5DBDB5

square

#855DBD #BD5D65 #95BD5D #5DBDB5

split-complementary

#855DBD #BDB55D #65BD5D

monochromatic

#4A2E71 #67409D #855DBD #A688CF #C6B4E0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.89

#855DBD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.30

#855DBD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #855DBD

4.89:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##855DBD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##855DBD	1.00	4.89	4.30	4.89
#FFFFFF	4.89	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.30	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.89	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3D70C0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4870BB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#7A6F84

Achromatopsia (no color)

#717171

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #855dbd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 93, 189);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.3% 0.147 301.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ab8cd1',
    500: '#855dbd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #855dbd;
$custom-light: #ab8cd1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#855dbd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 133,
    "g": 93,
    "b": 189
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 265,
    "s": 42.105,
    "l": 55.294
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56339,
    "c": 0.14702,
    "h": 301
  },
  "luminance": 0.16489
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#855DBD

secondary

#BECFA7

accent

#D2569E

background

#FAF8FC

surface

#F4F0F9

border

#CECBD2

text

#100C14

muted

#7F7D82

Preview Lab

Preview with #855DBD

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

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