#855DBE#855DBE

#855DBE is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.165; OKLCH L 56.4% C 0.148 H 300.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.88:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#855DBE
RGB	rgb(133, 93, 190)
HSL	hsl(265, 43%, 55%)
HSV	hsv(265, 51%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(30%, 51.1%, 0%, 25.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(47.67, 36.61, -45.24)
CIE-LCH	lch(47.67, 58.20, 308.98°)
OKLab	oklab(56.4% 0.0759 -0.1274)
OKLCH	oklch(56.4% 0.148 300.8)
XYZ	xyz(22.8793, 16.5329, 50.6910)
Luminance	0.1653 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#855DBE #96BE5D

analogous

#5D66BE #855DBE #B55DBE

triadic

#855DBE #BE855D #5DBE85

tetradic

#855DBE #BE5D66 #96BE5D #5DBEB5

square

#855DBE #BE5D66 #96BE5D #5DBEB5

split-complementary

#855DBE #BEB55D #66BE5D

monochromatic

#4A2E73 #67409E #855DBE #A689D0 #C7B4E1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.88

#855DBE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.31

#855DBE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #855DBE

4.88:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##855DBE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##855DBE	1.00	4.88	4.31	4.88
#FFFFFF	4.88	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.31	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.88	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3C71C1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4771BC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#7A6F85

Achromatopsia (no color)

#717171

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #855dbe;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 93, 190);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.4% 0.148 300.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ab8cd2',
    500: '#855dbe',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #855dbe;
$custom-light: #ab8cd2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#855dbe",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 133,
    "g": 93,
    "b": 190
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 264.742,
    "s": 42.731,
    "l": 55.49
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56399,
    "c": 0.14829,
    "h": 300.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.16533
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#855DBE

secondary

#BFD0A7

accent

#D3559F

background

#FAF8FC

surface

#F4F0F9

border

#CECBD2

text

#100C14

muted

#7F7D82

Preview Lab

Preview with #855DBE

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

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