#855DCD#855DCD

#855DCD is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.172; OKLCH L 57.3% C 0.167 H 297.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.72:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#855DCD
RGB	rgb(133, 93, 205)
HSL	hsl(261, 53%, 58%)
HSV	hsv(261, 55%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(35.1%, 54.6%, 0%, 19.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(48.54, 40.47, -52.49)
CIE-LCH	lch(48.54, 66.28, 307.63°)
OKLab	oklab(57.33% 0.0768 -0.1486)
OKLCH	oklch(57.33% 0.167 297.3)
XYZ	xyz(24.6039, 17.2227, 59.7738)
Luminance	0.1722 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#855DCD #A5CD5D

analogous

#5D6DCD #855DCD #BD5DCD

triadic

#855DCD #CD855D #5DCD85

tetradic

#855DCD #CD5D6D #A5CD5D #5DCDBD

square

#855DCD #CD5D6D #A5CD5D #5DCDBD

split-complementary

#855DCD #CDBD5D #6DCD5D

monochromatic

#4B2986 #6538B5 #855DCD #A88CDB #CBBBEA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.72

#855DCD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.44

#855DCD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #855DCD

4.72:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##855DCD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##855DCD	1.00	4.72	4.44	4.72
#FFFFFF	4.72	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.44	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.72	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#2D74D1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3972CA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#75748C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#737373

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #855dcd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 93, 205);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(57.3% 0.167 297.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ac8cdd',
    500: '#855dcd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #855dcd;
$custom-light: #ac8cdd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#855dcd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 133,
    "g": 93,
    "b": 205
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 261.429,
    "s": 52.83,
    "l": 58.431
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.57328,
    "c": 0.1673,
    "h": 297.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.17223
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#855DCD

secondary

#C9D9AD

accent

#DC4CA9

background

#FAF8FD

surface

#F5F0FB

border

#CFCBD4

text

#110C15

muted

#807D83

Preview Lab

Preview with #855DCD

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

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