#855EA3#855EA3

#855EA3 is a mid, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.156; OKLCH L 55.1% C 0.112 H 309.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.09:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#855EA3
RGB	rgb(133, 94, 163)
HSL	hsl(274, 27%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(274, 42%, 64%)
CMYK	cmyk(18.4%, 42.3%, 0%, 36.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.49, 29.43, -31.30)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.49, 42.97, 313.23°)
OKLab	oklab(55.07% 0.0707 -0.0869)
OKLCH	oklch(55.07% 0.112 309.2)
XYZ	xyz(20.2852, 15.6366, 36.5928)
Luminance	0.1564 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#855EA3 #7CA35E

analogous

#625EA3 #855EA3 #A35E9F

triadic

#855EA3 #A3855E #5EA385

tetradic

#855EA3 #A3625E #7CA35E #5E9FA3

square

#855EA3 #A3625E #7CA35E #5E9FA3

split-complementary

#855EA3 #9FA35E #5EA362

monochromatic

#463156 #65477D #855EA3 #A385B9 #C0ACD0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.09

#855EA3 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.13

#855EA3 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #855EA3

5.09:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##855EA3	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##855EA3	1.00	5.09	4.13	5.09
#FFFFFF	5.09	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.13	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.09	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4F6CA6

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#596FA1

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#816979

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6E6E6E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #855ea3;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 94, 163);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.1% 0.112 309.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#aa8cbe',
    500: '#855ea3',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #855ea3;
$custom-light: #aa8cbe;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#855ea3",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 133,
    "g": 94,
    "b": 163
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 273.913,
    "s": 27.273,
    "l": 50.392
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55065,
    "c": 0.11204,
    "h": 309.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.15636
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#855EA3

secondary

#ACBE9F

accent

#C4648E

background

#FAF8FB

surface

#F4F0F7

border

#CECBD0

text

#100C12

muted

#7F7D81

Preview Lab

Preview with #855EA3

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

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