#855EA9#855EA9

#855EA9 is a mid, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.159; OKLCH L 55.4% C 0.120 H 306.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.03:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#855EA9
RGB	rgb(133, 94, 169)
HSL	hsl(271, 30%, 52%)
HSV	hsv(271, 44%, 66%)
CMYK	cmyk(21.3%, 44.4%, 0%, 33.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.79, 30.85, -34.38)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.79, 46.19, 311.91°)
OKLab	oklab(55.38% 0.0718 -0.0958)
OKLCH	oklch(55.38% 0.12 306.9)
XYZ	xyz(20.8356, 15.8567, 39.4914)
Luminance	0.1586 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#855EA9 #82A95E

analogous

#605EA9 #855EA9 #A95EA8

triadic

#855EA9 #A9855E #5EA985

tetradic

#855EA9 #A9605E #82A95E #5EA8A9

square

#855EA9 #A9605E #82A95E #5EA8A9

split-complementary

#855EA9 #A8A95E #5EA960

monochromatic

#47315C #664684 #855EA9 #A386BE #C1AED4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.03

#855EA9 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.17

#855EA9 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #855EA9

5.03:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##855EA9	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##855EA9	1.00	5.03	4.17	5.03
#FFFFFF	5.03	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.17	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.03	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4C6DAC

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#566FA7

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#806A7B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6F6F6F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #855ea9;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 94, 169);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.4% 0.120 306.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#aa8cc3',
    500: '#855ea9',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #855ea9;
$custom-light: #aa8cc3;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#855ea9",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 133,
    "g": 94,
    "b": 169
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 271.2,
    "s": 30.364,
    "l": 51.569
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5538,
    "c": 0.11971,
    "h": 306.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.15857
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#855EA9

secondary

#B1C2A1

accent

#C76192

background

#FAF8FC

surface

#F4F0F8

border

#CECBD1

text

#100C12

muted

#7F7D81

Preview Lab

Preview with #855EA9

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

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