#855EB8#855EB8

#855EB8 is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.165; OKLCH L 56.2% C 0.139 H 302.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.89:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#855EB8
RGB	rgb(133, 94, 184)
HSL	hsl(266, 39%, 55%)
HSV	hsv(266, 49%, 72%)
CMYK	cmyk(27.7%, 48.9%, 0%, 27.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(47.56, 34.52, -41.92)
CIE-LCH	lch(47.56, 54.31, 309.47°)
OKLab	oklab(56.22% 0.074 -0.1177)
OKLCH	oklch(56.22% 0.139 302.1)
XYZ	xyz(22.3254, 16.4526, 47.3376)
Luminance	0.1645 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#855EB8 #91B85E

analogous

#5E64B8 #855EB8 #B25EB8

triadic

#855EB8 #B8855E #5EB885

tetradic

#855EB8 #B85E64 #91B85E #5EB8B2

square

#855EB8 #B85E64 #91B85E #5EB8B2

split-complementary

#855EB8 #B8B25E #64B85E

monochromatic

#4A306C #674296 #855EB8 #A588CB #C5B3DD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.89

#855EB8 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.29

#855EB8 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #855EB8

4.89:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##855EB8	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##855EB8	1.00	4.89	4.29	4.89
#FFFFFF	4.89	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.29	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.89	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4370BB

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4C71B6

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#7C6E82

Achromatopsia (no color)

#717171

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #855eb8;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 94, 184);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.2% 0.139 302.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ab8cce',
    500: '#855eb8',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #855eb8;
$custom-light: #ab8cce;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#855eb8",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 133,
    "g": 94,
    "b": 184
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 266,
    "s": 38.793,
    "l": 54.51
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56215,
    "c": 0.139,
    "h": 302.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.16453
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#855EB8

secondary

#BBCCA6

accent

#CF599C

background

#FAF8FC

surface

#F4F0F9

border

#CECBD2

text

#100C13

muted

#7F7D82

Preview Lab

Preview with #855EB8

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

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