#855EB5#855EB5

#855EB5 is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.163; OKLCH L 56.0% C 0.135 H 303.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.92:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#855EB5
RGB	rgb(133, 94, 181)
HSL	hsl(267, 37%, 54%)
HSV	hsv(267, 48%, 71%)
CMYK	cmyk(26.5%, 48.1%, 0%, 29%)
CIE-LAB	lab(47.40, 33.78, -40.43)
CIE-LCH	lch(47.40, 52.68, 309.88°)
OKLab	oklab(56.04% 0.0736 -0.1133)
OKLCH	oklch(56.04% 0.135 303)
XYZ	xyz(22.0142, 16.3282, 45.6990)
Luminance	0.1633 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#855EB5 #8EB55E

analogous

#5E63B5 #855EB5 #B15EB5

triadic

#855EB5 #B5855E #5EB585

tetradic

#855EB5 #B55E63 #8EB55E #5EB5B1

square

#855EB5 #B55E63 #8EB55E #5EB5B1

split-complementary

#855EB5 #B5B15E #63B55E

monochromatic

#493069 #674392 #855EB5 #A588C8 #C5B2DC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.92

#855EB5 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.27

#855EB5 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #855EB5

4.92:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##855EB5	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##855EB5	1.00	4.92	4.27	4.92
#FFFFFF	4.92	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.27	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.92	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4570B8

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4E70B3

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#7C6D81

Achromatopsia (no color)

#707070

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #855eb5;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 94, 181);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.0% 0.135 303.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ab8ccb',
    500: '#855eb5',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #855eb5;
$custom-light: #ab8ccb;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#855eb5",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 133,
    "g": 94,
    "b": 181
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 266.897,
    "s": 37.021,
    "l": 53.922
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56043,
    "c": 0.13514,
    "h": 303
  },
  "luminance": 0.16328
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#855EB5

secondary

#B9CAA5

accent

#CD5B9A

background

#FAF8FC

surface

#F4F0F8

border

#CECBD1

text

#100C13

muted

#7F7D82

Preview Lab

Preview with #855EB5

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

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