#855EA0#855EA0

#855EA0 is a mid, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.155; OKLCH L 54.9% C 0.108 H 310.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.11:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#855EA0
RGB	rgb(133, 94, 160)
HSL	hsl(275, 26%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(275, 41%, 63%)
CMYK	cmyk(16.9%, 41.3%, 0%, 37.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.35, 28.73, -29.75)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.35, 41.36, 314.00°)
OKLab	oklab(54.91% 0.0701 -0.0824)
OKLCH	oklch(54.91% 0.108 310.4)
XYZ	xyz(20.0196, 15.5303, 35.1939)
Luminance	0.1553 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#855EA0 #79A05E

analogous

#645EA0 #855EA0 #A05E9A

triadic

#855EA0 #A0855E #5EA085

tetradic

#855EA0 #A0645E #79A05E #5E9AA0

square

#855EA0 #A0645E #79A05E #5E9AA0

split-complementary

#855EA0 #9AA05E #5EA064

monochromatic

#453153 #654779 #855EA0 #A284B7 #BFABCE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.11

#855EA0 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.11

#855EA0 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #855EA0

5.11:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##855EA0	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##855EA0	1.00	5.11	4.11	5.11
#FFFFFF	5.11	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.11	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.11	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#516CA2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5A6F9E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#826877

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6E6E6E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #855ea0;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 94, 160);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.9% 0.108 310.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#aa8cbc',
    500: '#855ea0',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #855ea0;
$custom-light: #aa8cbc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#855ea0",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 133,
    "g": 94,
    "b": 160
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 275.455,
    "s": 25.984,
    "l": 49.804
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54912,
    "c": 0.10822,
    "h": 310.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.1553
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#855EA0

secondary

#AABC9E

accent

#C2658B

background

#FAF8FB

surface

#F4F0F6

border

#CECBD0

text

#100C12

muted

#7F7D81

Preview Lab

Preview with #855EA0

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

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