#855EA2#855EA2

#855EA2 is a mid, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.156; OKLCH L 55.0% C 0.111 H 309.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.10:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#855EA2
RGB	rgb(133, 94, 162)
HSL	hsl(274, 27%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(274, 42%, 64%)
CMYK	cmyk(17.9%, 42%, 0%, 36.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.45, 29.20, -30.79)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.45, 42.43, 313.48°)
OKLab	oklab(55.01% 0.0705 -0.0854)
OKLCH	oklch(55.01% 0.111 309.6)
XYZ	xyz(20.1960, 15.6009, 36.1228)
Luminance	0.1560 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#855EA2 #7BA25E

analogous

#635EA2 #855EA2 #A25E9D

triadic

#855EA2 #A2855E #5EA285

tetradic

#855EA2 #A2635E #7BA25E #5E9DA2

square

#855EA2 #A2635E #7BA25E #5E9DA2

split-complementary

#855EA2 #9DA25E #5EA263

monochromatic

#453155 #65477B #855EA2 #A285B8 #C0ACCF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.10

#855EA2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.12

#855EA2 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #855EA2

5.10:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##855EA2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##855EA2	1.00	5.10	4.12	5.10
#FFFFFF	5.10	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.12	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.10	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#506CA5

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#596FA0

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#816878

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6E6E6E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #855ea2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 94, 162);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.0% 0.111 309.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#aa8cbe',
    500: '#855ea2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #855ea2;
$custom-light: #aa8cbe;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#855ea2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 133,
    "g": 94,
    "b": 162
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 274.412,
    "s": 26.772,
    "l": 50.196
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55014,
    "c": 0.11076,
    "h": 309.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.15601
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#855EA2

secondary

#ACBD9F

accent

#C3658D

background

#FAF8FB

surface

#F4F0F6

border

#CECBD0

text

#100C12

muted

#7F7D81

Preview Lab

Preview with #855EA2

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

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