#855EA5#855EA5

#855EA5 is a mid, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.157; OKLCH L 55.2% C 0.115 H 308.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.07:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#855EA5
RGB	rgb(133, 94, 165)
HSL	hsl(273, 28%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(273, 43%, 65%)
CMYK	cmyk(19.4%, 43%, 0%, 35.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.59, 29.90, -32.33)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.59, 44.04, 312.76°)
OKLab	oklab(55.17% 0.0711 -0.0898)
OKLCH	oklch(55.17% 0.115 308.4)
XYZ	xyz(20.4658, 15.7088, 37.5440)
Luminance	0.1571 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#855EA5 #7EA55E

analogous

#615EA5 #855EA5 #A55EA1

triadic

#855EA5 #A5855E #5EA585

tetradic

#855EA5 #A5615E #7EA55E #5EA1A5

square

#855EA5 #A5615E #7EA55E #5EA1A5

split-complementary

#855EA5 #A1A55E #5EA561

monochromatic

#463158 #66477F #855EA5 #A385BB #C0ADD1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.07

#855EA5 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.14

#855EA5 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #855EA5

5.07:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##855EA5	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##855EA5	1.00	5.07	4.14	5.07
#FFFFFF	5.07	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.14	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.07	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4E6DA8

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#586FA3

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#816979

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6E6E6E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #855ea5;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 94, 165);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.2% 0.115 308.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#aa8cc0',
    500: '#855ea5',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #855ea5;
$custom-light: #aa8cc0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#855ea5",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 133,
    "g": 94,
    "b": 165
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 272.958,
    "s": 28.287,
    "l": 50.784
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55169,
    "c": 0.11459,
    "h": 308.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.15709
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#855EA5

secondary

#AEBFA0

accent

#C5638F

background

#FAF8FB

surface

#F4F0F7

border

#CECBD0

text

#100C12

muted

#7F7D81

Preview Lab

Preview with #855EA5

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

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