#855EB3#855EB3

#855EB3 is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.162; OKLCH L 55.9% C 0.133 H 303.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.94:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#855EB3
RGB	rgb(133, 94, 179)
HSL	hsl(268, 36%, 54%)
HSV	hsv(268, 47%, 70%)
CMYK	cmyk(25.7%, 47.5%, 0%, 29.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(47.30, 33.28, -39.43)
CIE-LCH	lch(47.30, 51.60, 310.17°)
OKLab	oklab(55.93% 0.0733 -0.1104)
OKLCH	oklch(55.93% 0.133 303.6)
XYZ	xyz(21.8105, 16.2467, 44.6260)
Luminance	0.1625 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#855EB3 #8CB35E

analogous

#5E61B3 #855EB3 #AF5EB3

triadic

#855EB3 #B3855E #5EB385

tetradic

#855EB3 #B35E61 #8CB35E #5EB3AF

square

#855EB3 #B35E61 #8CB35E #5EB3AF

split-complementary

#855EB3 #B3AF5E #61B35E

monochromatic

#493066 #674490 #855EB3 #A588C7 #C4B1DA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.94

#855EB3 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.25

#855EB3 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #855EB3

4.94:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##855EB3	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##855EB3	1.00	4.94	4.25	4.94
#FFFFFF	4.94	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.25	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.94	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#466FB6

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5070B1

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#7D6D80

Achromatopsia (no color)

#707070

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #855eb3;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 94, 179);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.9% 0.133 303.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#aa8cca',
    500: '#855eb3',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #855eb3;
$custom-light: #aa8cca;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#855eb3",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 133,
    "g": 94,
    "b": 179
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 267.529,
    "s": 35.865,
    "l": 53.529
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5593,
    "c": 0.13257,
    "h": 303.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.16247
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#855EB3

secondary

#B8C9A4

accent

#CC5C99

background

#FAF8FC

surface

#F4F0F8

border

#CECBD1

text

#100C13

muted

#7F7D82

Preview Lab

Preview with #855EB3

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

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