#855EA6#855EA6

#855EA6 is a mid, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.157; OKLCH L 55.2% C 0.116 H 308.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.06:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#855EA6
RGB	rgb(133, 94, 166)
HSL	hsl(273, 29%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(273, 43%, 65%)
CMYK	cmyk(19.9%, 43.4%, 0%, 34.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.64, 30.14, -32.84)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.64, 44.58, 312.54°)
OKLab	oklab(55.22% 0.0713 -0.0913)
OKLCH	oklch(55.22% 0.116 308)
XYZ	xyz(20.5572, 15.7453, 38.0252)
Luminance	0.1575 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#855EA6 #7FA65E

analogous

#615EA6 #855EA6 #A65EA3

triadic

#855EA6 #A6855E #5EA685

tetradic

#855EA6 #A6615E #7FA65E #5EA3A6

square

#855EA6 #A6615E #7FA65E #5EA3A6

split-complementary

#855EA6 #A3A65E #5EA661

monochromatic

#463159 #664780 #855EA6 #A385BC #C1ADD2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.06

#855EA6 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.15

#855EA6 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #855EA6

5.06:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##855EA6	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##855EA6	1.00	5.06	4.15	5.06
#FFFFFF	5.06	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.15	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.06	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4E6DA9

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#576FA4

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#81697A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6F6F6F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #855ea6;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 94, 166);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.2% 0.116 308.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#aa8cc0',
    500: '#855ea6',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #855ea6;
$custom-light: #aa8cc0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#855ea6",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 133,
    "g": 94,
    "b": 166
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 272.5,
    "s": 28.8,
    "l": 50.98
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55222,
    "c": 0.11587,
    "h": 308
  },
  "luminance": 0.15745
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#855EA6

secondary

#AFC0A0

accent

#C56390

background

#FAF8FB

surface

#F4F0F7

border

#CECBD0

text

#100C12

muted

#7F7D81

Preview Lab

Preview with #855EA6

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

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