#855EA8#855EA8

#855EA8 is a mid, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.158; OKLCH L 55.3% C 0.118 H 307.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.04:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#855EA8
RGB	rgb(133, 94, 168)
HSL	hsl(272, 30%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(272, 44%, 66%)
CMYK	cmyk(20.8%, 44%, 0%, 34.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.74, 30.61, -33.87)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.74, 45.65, 312.11°)
OKLab	oklab(55.33% 0.0717 -0.0943)
OKLCH	oklch(55.33% 0.118 307.2)
XYZ	xyz(20.7421, 15.8193, 38.9989)
Luminance	0.1582 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#855EA8 #81A85E

analogous

#605EA8 #855EA8 #A85EA6

triadic

#855EA8 #A8855E #5EA885

tetradic

#855EA8 #A8605E #81A85E #5EA6A8

square

#855EA8 #A8605E #81A85E #5EA6A8

split-complementary

#855EA8 #A6A85E #5EA860

monochromatic

#47315B #664682 #855EA8 #A386BD #C1ADD3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.04

#855EA8 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.16

#855EA8 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #855EA8

5.04:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##855EA8	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##855EA8	1.00	5.04	4.16	5.04
#FFFFFF	5.04	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.16	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.04	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4D6DAB

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#566FA6

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#806A7B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6F6F6F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #855ea8;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 94, 168);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.3% 0.118 307.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#aa8cc2',
    500: '#855ea8',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #855ea8;
$custom-light: #aa8cc2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#855ea8",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 133,
    "g": 94,
    "b": 168
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 271.622,
    "s": 29.839,
    "l": 51.373
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55327,
    "c": 0.11843,
    "h": 307.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.15819
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#855EA8

secondary

#B0C1A1

accent

#C66291

background

#FAF8FB

surface

#F4F0F7

border

#CECBD0

text

#100C12

muted

#7F7D81

Preview Lab

Preview with #855EA8

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

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