#855EA7#855EA7

#855EA7 is a mid, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.158; OKLCH L 55.3% C 0.117 H 307.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.05:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#855EA7
RGB	rgb(133, 94, 167)
HSL	hsl(272, 29%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(272, 44%, 65%)
CMYK	cmyk(20.4%, 43.7%, 0%, 34.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.69, 30.37, -33.36)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.69, 45.11, 312.32°)
OKLab	oklab(55.27% 0.0715 -0.0928)
OKLCH	oklch(55.27% 0.117 307.6)
XYZ	xyz(20.6493, 15.7822, 38.5102)
Luminance	0.1578 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#855EA7 #80A75E

analogous

#605EA7 #855EA7 #A75EA4

triadic

#855EA7 #A7855E #5EA785

tetradic

#855EA7 #A7605E #80A75E #5EA4A7

square

#855EA7 #A7605E #80A75E #5EA4A7

split-complementary

#855EA7 #A4A75E #5EA760

monochromatic

#47315A #664781 #855EA7 #A386BD #C1ADD2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.05

#855EA7 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.16

#855EA7 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #855EA7

5.05:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##855EA7	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##855EA7	1.00	5.05	4.16	5.05
#FFFFFF	5.05	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.16	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.05	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4D6DAA

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#576FA5

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#806A7A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6F6F6F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #855ea7;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 94, 167);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.3% 0.117 307.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#aa8cc1',
    500: '#855ea7',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #855ea7;
$custom-light: #aa8cc1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#855ea7",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 133,
    "g": 94,
    "b": 167
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 272.055,
    "s": 29.317,
    "l": 51.176
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55274,
    "c": 0.11715,
    "h": 307.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.15782
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#855EA7

secondary

#AFC1A0

accent

#C66290

background

#FAF8FB

surface

#F4F0F7

border

#CECBD0

text

#100C12

muted

#7F7D81

Preview Lab

Preview with #855EA7

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

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