#855EAE#855EAE

#855EAE is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.160; OKLCH L 55.7% C 0.126 H 305.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#855EAE
RGB	rgb(133, 94, 174)
HSL	hsl(269, 33%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(269, 46%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(23.6%, 46%, 0%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(47.04, 32.06, -36.92)
CIE-LCH	lch(47.04, 48.89, 310.97°)
OKLab	oklab(55.65% 0.0726 -0.1031)
OKLCH	oklch(55.65% 0.126 305.2)
XYZ	xyz(21.3140, 16.0481, 42.0109)
Luminance	0.1605 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#855EAE #87AE5E

analogous

#5E5FAE #855EAE #AD5EAE

triadic

#855EAE #AE855E #5EAE85

tetradic

#855EAE #AE5E5F #87AE5E #5EAEAD

square

#855EAE #AE5E5F #87AE5E #5EAEAD

split-complementary

#855EAE #AEAD5E #5FAE5E

monochromatic

#483161 #67458A #855EAE #A487C2 #C3AFD7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.99

#855EAE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.21

#855EAE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #855EAE

4.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##855EAE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##855EAE	1.00	4.99	4.21	4.99
#FFFFFF	4.99	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.21	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.99	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#496EB1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5370AC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#7E6B7E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6F6F6F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #855eae;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 94, 174);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.7% 0.126 305.2);

Tailwind

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

SCSS

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

JSON

{
  "hex": "#855eae",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 133,
    "g": 94,
    "b": 174
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 269.25,
    "s": 33.058,
    "l": 52.549
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55651,
    "c": 0.12614,
    "h": 305.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.16048
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#855EAE

secondary

#B4C5A3

accent

#C95F95

background

#FAF8FC

surface

#F4F0F8

border

#CECBD1

text

#100C13

muted

#7F7D82

Preview Lab

Preview with #855EAE

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

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