#855EB9#855EB9

#855EB9 is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.165; OKLCH L 56.3% C 0.140 H 301.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.88:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#855EB9
RGB	rgb(133, 94, 185)
HSL	hsl(266, 39%, 55%)
HSV	hsv(266, 49%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(28.1%, 49.2%, 0%, 27.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(47.62, 34.77, -42.42)
CIE-LCH	lch(47.62, 54.85, 309.35°)
OKLab	oklab(56.27% 0.0741 -0.1191)
OKLCH	oklch(56.27% 0.14 301.9)
XYZ	xyz(22.4305, 16.4947, 47.8916)
Luminance	0.1650 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#855EB9 #92B95E

analogous

#5E65B9 #855EB9 #B25EB9

triadic

#855EB9 #B9855E #5EB985

tetradic

#855EB9 #B95E65 #92B95E #5EB9B2

square

#855EB9 #B95E65 #92B95E #5EB9B2

split-complementary

#855EB9 #B9B25E #65B95E

monochromatic

#4A2F6D #674298 #855EB9 #A589CC #C6B3DE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.88

#855EB9 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.30

#855EB9 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #855EB9

4.88:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##855EB9	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##855EB9	1.00	4.88	4.30	4.88
#FFFFFF	4.88	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.30	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.88	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4270BC

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4C71B7

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#7B6E83

Achromatopsia (no color)

#717171

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #855eb9;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 94, 185);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.3% 0.140 301.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ab8cce',
    500: '#855eb9',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #855eb9;
$custom-light: #ab8cce;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#855eb9",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 133,
    "g": 94,
    "b": 185
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 265.714,
    "s": 39.394,
    "l": 54.706
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56273,
    "c": 0.14029,
    "h": 301.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.16495
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#855EB9

secondary

#BCCDA6

accent

#CF599C

background

#FAF8FC

surface

#F4F0F9

border

#CECBD2

text

#100C14

muted

#7F7D82

Preview Lab

Preview with #855EB9

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

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