#855EA4#855EA4

#855EA4 is a mid, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.157; OKLCH L 55.1% C 0.113 H 308.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.08:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#855EA4
RGB	rgb(133, 94, 164)
HSL	hsl(273, 28%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(273, 43%, 64%)
CMYK	cmyk(18.9%, 42.7%, 0%, 35.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.54, 29.67, -31.82)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.54, 43.50, 313.00°)
OKLab	oklab(55.12% 0.0709 -0.0884)
OKLCH	oklch(55.12% 0.113 308.8)
XYZ	xyz(20.3751, 15.6725, 37.0665)
Luminance	0.1567 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#855EA4 #7DA45E

analogous

#625EA4 #855EA4 #A45EA0

triadic

#855EA4 #A4855E #5EA485

tetradic

#855EA4 #A4625E #7DA45E #5EA0A4

square

#855EA4 #A4625E #7DA45E #5EA0A4

split-complementary

#855EA4 #A0A45E #5EA462

monochromatic

#463157 #66477E #855EA4 #A385BA #C0ACD0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.08

#855EA4 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.13

#855EA4 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #855EA4

5.08:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##855EA4	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##855EA4	1.00	5.08	4.13	5.08
#FFFFFF	5.08	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.13	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.08	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4F6DA7

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#586FA2

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#816979

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6E6E6E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #855ea4;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 94, 164);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.1% 0.113 308.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#aa8cbf',
    500: '#855ea4',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #855ea4;
$custom-light: #aa8cbf;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#855ea4",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 133,
    "g": 94,
    "b": 164
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 273.429,
    "s": 27.778,
    "l": 50.588
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55117,
    "c": 0.11331,
    "h": 308.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.15672
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#855EA4

secondary

#ADBE9F

accent

#C4648E

background

#FAF8FB

surface

#F4F0F7

border

#CECBD0

text

#100C12

muted

#7F7D81

Preview Lab

Preview with #855EA4

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

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