#855EAD#855EAD

#855EAD is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.160; OKLCH L 55.6% C 0.125 H 305.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.00:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#855EAD
RGB	rgb(133, 94, 173)
HSL	hsl(270, 33%, 52%)
HSV	hsv(270, 46%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(23.1%, 45.7%, 0%, 32.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.99, 31.81, -36.41)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.99, 48.35, 311.15°)
OKLab	oklab(55.6% 0.0725 -0.1017)
OKLCH	oklch(55.6% 0.125 305.5)
XYZ	xyz(21.2168, 16.0092, 41.4994)
Luminance	0.1601 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#855EAD #86AD5E

analogous

#5E5FAD #855EAD #AC5EAD

triadic

#855EAD #AD855E #5EAD85

tetradic

#855EAD #AD5E5F #86AD5E #5EADAC

square

#855EAD #AD5E5F #86AD5E #5EADAC

split-complementary

#855EAD #ADAC5E #5FAD5E

monochromatic

#483160 #664588 #855EAD #A487C2 #C2AFD6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.00

#855EAD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.20

#855EAD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #855EAD

5.00:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##855EAD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##855EAD	1.00	5.00	4.20	5.00
#FFFFFF	5.00	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.20	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.00	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4A6EB0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5370AB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#7F6B7D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6F6F6F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #855ead;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 94, 173);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.6% 0.125 305.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#aa8cc6',
    500: '#855ead',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #855ead;
$custom-light: #aa8cc6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#855ead",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 133,
    "g": 94,
    "b": 173
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 269.62,
    "s": 32.51,
    "l": 52.353
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55596,
    "c": 0.12485,
    "h": 305.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.16009
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#855EAD

secondary

#B4C5A2

accent

#C95F95

background

#FAF8FC

surface

#F4F0F8

border

#CECBD1

text

#100C13

muted

#7F7D82

Preview Lab

Preview with #855EAD

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

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