#855EAB#855EAB

#855EAB is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.159; OKLCH L 55.5% C 0.122 H 306.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.02:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#855EAB
RGB	rgb(133, 94, 171)
HSL	hsl(270, 31%, 52%)
HSV	hsv(270, 45%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(22.2%, 45%, 0%, 32.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.89, 31.33, -35.40)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.89, 47.27, 311.51°)
OKLab	oklab(55.49% 0.0722 -0.0987)
OKLCH	oklch(55.49% 0.122 306.2)
XYZ	xyz(21.0248, 15.9324, 40.4878)
Luminance	0.1593 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#855EAB #84AB5E

analogous

#5F5EAB #855EAB #AB5EAB

triadic

#855EAB #AB855E #5EAB85

tetradic

#855EAB #AB5F5E #84AB5E #5EABAB

square

#855EAB #AB5F5E #84AB5E #5EABAB

split-complementary

#855EAB #ABAB5E #5EAB5F

monochromatic

#48315E #664686 #855EAB #A386C0 #C2AED5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.02

#855EAB on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.19

#855EAB on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #855EAB

5.02:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##855EAB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##855EAB	1.00	5.02	4.19	5.02
#FFFFFF	5.02	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.19	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.02	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4B6EAE

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#546FA9

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#7F6B7C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6F6F6F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #855eab;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 94, 171);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.5% 0.122 306.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#aa8cc4',
    500: '#855eab',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #855eab;
$custom-light: #aa8cc4;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#855eab",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 133,
    "g": 94,
    "b": 171
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 270.39,
    "s": 31.429,
    "l": 51.961
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55488,
    "c": 0.12228,
    "h": 306.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.15932
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#855EAB

secondary

#B2C3A2

accent

#C86093

background

#FAF8FC

surface

#F4F0F8

border

#CECBD1

text

#100C13

muted

#7F7D82

Preview Lab

Preview with #855EAB

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

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