#855EB2#855EB2

#855EB2 is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.162; OKLCH L 55.9% C 0.131 H 303.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.95:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#855EB2
RGB	rgb(133, 94, 178)
HSL	hsl(268, 35%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(268, 47%, 70%)
CMYK	cmyk(25.3%, 47.2%, 0%, 30.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(47.24, 33.03, -38.93)
CIE-LCH	lch(47.24, 51.06, 310.32°)
OKLab	oklab(55.87% 0.0732 -0.109)
OKLCH	oklch(55.87% 0.131 303.9)
XYZ	xyz(21.7097, 16.2064, 44.0953)
Luminance	0.1621 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#855EB2 #8BB25E

analogous

#5E61B2 #855EB2 #AF5EB2

triadic

#855EB2 #B2855E #5EB285

tetradic

#855EB2 #B25E61 #8BB25E #5EB2AF

square

#855EB2 #B25E61 #8BB25E #5EB2AF

split-complementary

#855EB2 #B2AF5E #61B25E

monochromatic

#493065 #67448F #855EB2 #A487C6 #C4B1DA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.95

#855EB2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.24

#855EB2 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #855EB2

4.95:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##855EB2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##855EB2	1.00	4.95	4.24	4.95
#FFFFFF	4.95	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.24	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.95	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#476FB5

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5070B0

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#7D6D7F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#707070

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #855eb2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 94, 178);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.9% 0.131 303.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#aa8cc9',
    500: '#855eb2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #855eb2;
$custom-light: #aa8cc9;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#855eb2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 133,
    "g": 94,
    "b": 178
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 267.857,
    "s": 35.294,
    "l": 53.333
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55873,
    "c": 0.13128,
    "h": 303.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.16206
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#855EB2

secondary

#B7C8A4

accent

#CB5C98

background

#FAF8FC

surface

#F4F0F8

border

#CECBD1

text

#100C13

muted

#7F7D82

Preview Lab

Preview with #855EB2

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

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