#855E9B#855E9B

#855E9B is a mid, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.154; OKLCH L 54.7% C 0.102 H 312.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.16:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#855E9B
RGB	rgb(133, 94, 155)
HSL	hsl(278, 24%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(278, 39%, 61%)
CMYK	cmyk(14.2%, 39.4%, 0%, 39.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.12, 27.59, -27.15)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.12, 38.71, 315.46°)
OKLab	oklab(54.66% 0.0691 -0.0749)
OKLCH	oklch(54.66% 0.102 312.7)
XYZ	xyz(19.5910, 15.3589, 32.9365)
Luminance	0.1536 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#855E9B #749B5E

analogous

#675E9B #855E9B #9B5E93

triadic

#855E9B #9B855E #5E9B85

tetradic

#855E9B #9B675E #749B5E #5E939B

square

#855E9B #9B675E #749B5E #5E939B

split-complementary

#855E9B #939B5E #5E9B67

monochromatic

#44304F #644775 #855E9B #A283B4 #BEA9CB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.16

#855E9B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.07

#855E9B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #855E9B

5.16:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##855E9B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##855E9B	1.00	5.16	4.07	5.16
#FFFFFF	5.16	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.07	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.16	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#536B9D

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5C6E99

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#836675

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6D6D6D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #855e9b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 94, 155);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.7% 0.102 312.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#a98cb8',
    500: '#855e9b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #855e9b;
$custom-light: #a98cb8;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#855e9b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 133,
    "g": 94,
    "b": 155
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 278.361,
    "s": 24.498,
    "l": 48.824
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54663,
    "c": 0.1019,
    "h": 312.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.15359
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#855E9B

secondary

#A6B99C

accent

#C16787

background

#FAF8FB

surface

#F4F0F6

border

#CECBD0

text

#100C11

muted

#7F7D80

Preview Lab

Preview with #855E9B

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

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