#855E99#855E99

#855E99 is a mid, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.153; OKLCH L 54.6% C 0.099 H 313.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.17:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#855E99
RGB	rgb(133, 94, 153)
HSL	hsl(280, 24%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(280, 39%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(13.1%, 38.6%, 0%, 40%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.03, 27.14, -26.10)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.03, 37.65, 316.11°)
OKLab	oklab(54.57% 0.0686 -0.0719)
OKLCH	oklch(54.57% 0.099 313.6)
XYZ	xyz(19.4244, 15.2922, 32.0593)
Luminance	0.1529 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#855E99 #72995E

analogous

#675E99 #855E99 #995E8F

triadic

#855E99 #99855E #5E9985

tetradic

#855E99 #99675E #72995E #5E8F99

square

#855E99 #99675E #72995E #5E8F99

split-complementary

#855E99 #8F995E #5E9967

monochromatic

#432F4D #644773 #855E99 #A282B2 #BEA8C9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.17

#855E99 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.06

#855E99 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #855E99

5.17:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##855E99	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##855E99	1.00	5.17	4.06	5.17
#FFFFFF	5.17	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.06	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.17	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#546B9B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5D6E97

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#846674

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6D6D6D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #855e99;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 94, 153);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.6% 0.099 313.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#a98cb7',
    500: '#855e99',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #855e99;
$custom-light: #a98cb7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#855e99",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 133,
    "g": 94,
    "b": 153
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 279.661,
    "s": 23.887,
    "l": 48.431
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54565,
    "c": 0.0994,
    "h": 313.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.15292
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#855E99

secondary

#A5B89B

accent

#C06786

background

#FAF8FB

surface

#F4F0F6

border

#CECBD0

text

#100C11

muted

#7F7D80

Preview Lab

Preview with #855E99

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

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