#855EA1#855EA1

#855EA1 is a mid, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.156; OKLCH L 55.0% C 0.109 H 310.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.11:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#855EA1
RGB	rgb(133, 94, 161)
HSL	hsl(275, 26%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(275, 42%, 63%)
CMYK	cmyk(17.4%, 41.6%, 0%, 36.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.40, 28.96, -30.27)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.40, 41.90, 313.74°)
OKLab	oklab(54.96% 0.0703 -0.0839)
OKLCH	oklch(54.96% 0.109 310)
XYZ	xyz(20.1074, 15.5654, 35.6565)
Luminance	0.1557 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#855EA1 #7AA15E

analogous

#635EA1 #855EA1 #A15E9C

triadic

#855EA1 #A1855E #5EA185

tetradic

#855EA1 #A1635E #7AA15E #5E9CA1

square

#855EA1 #A1635E #7AA15E #5E9CA1

split-complementary

#855EA1 #9CA15E #5EA163

monochromatic

#453154 #65477A #855EA1 #A285B8 #C0ABCE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.11

#855EA1 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.11

#855EA1 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #855EA1

5.11:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##855EA1	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##855EA1	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)

#506CA3

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5A6F9F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#826878

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6E6E6E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #855ea1;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 94, 161);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.0% 0.109 310.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#aa8cbd',
    500: '#855ea1',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #855ea1;
$custom-light: #aa8cbd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#855ea1",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 133,
    "g": 94,
    "b": 161
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 274.925,
    "s": 26.275,
    "l": 50
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54963,
    "c": 0.10948,
    "h": 310
  },
  "luminance": 0.15565
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#855EA1

secondary

#ABBC9E

accent

#C3658C

background

#FAF8FB

surface

#F4F0F6

border

#CECBD0

text

#100C12

muted

#7F7D81

Preview Lab

Preview with #855EA1

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

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