#855DD8#855DD8

#855DD8 is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.178; OKLCH L 58.0% C 0.181 H 295.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.61:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#855DD8
RGB	rgb(133, 93, 216)
HSL	hsl(260, 61%, 61%)
HSV	hsv(260, 57%, 85%)
CMYK	cmyk(38.4%, 56.9%, 0%, 15.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(49.22, 43.37, -57.68)
CIE-LCH	lch(49.22, 72.16, 306.94°)
OKLab	oklab(58.05% 0.077 -0.1639)
OKLCH	oklch(58.05% 0.181 295.2)
XYZ	xyz(25.9787, 17.7726, 67.0142)
Luminance	0.1777 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#855DD8 #B0D85D

analogous

#5D72D8 #855DD8 #C25DD8

triadic

#855DD8 #D8855D #5DD885

tetradic

#855DD8 #D85D72 #B0D85D #5DD8C2

square

#855DD8 #D85D72 #B0D85D #5DD8C2

split-complementary

#855DD8 #D8C25D #72D85D

monochromatic

#492496 #6130C8 #855DD8 #AA8EE4 #CFC0F0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.61

#855DD8 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.55

#855DD8 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #855DD8

4.61:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##855DD8	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##855DD8	1.00	4.61	4.55	4.61
#FFFFFF	4.61	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.55	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.61	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#1A76DC

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2B73D5

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#707792

Achromatopsia (no color)

#757575

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #855dd8;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 93, 216);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(58.0% 0.181 295.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ad8ce5',
    500: '#855dd8',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #855dd8;
$custom-light: #ad8ce5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#855dd8",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 133,
    "g": 93,
    "b": 216
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 259.512,
    "s": 61.194,
    "l": 60.588
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.58047,
    "c": 0.18105,
    "h": 295.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.17773
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#855DD8

secondary

#D1E0B1

accent

#C91D91

background

#FBF8FE

surface

#F6F0FC

border

#D0CBD5

text

#110C16

muted

#807D84

Preview Lab

Preview with #855DD8

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

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