#855EBC#855EBC

#855EBC is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.166; OKLCH L 56.4% C 0.144 H 301.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.86:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#855EBC
RGB	rgb(133, 94, 188)
HSL	hsl(265, 41%, 55%)
HSV	hsv(265, 50%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(29.3%, 50%, 0%, 26.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(47.78, 35.53, -43.90)
CIE-LCH	lch(47.78, 56.47, 308.99°)
OKLab	oklab(56.45% 0.0744 -0.1235)
OKLCH	oklch(56.45% 0.144 301.1)
XYZ	xyz(22.7506, 16.6227, 49.5771)
Luminance	0.1662 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#855EBC #95BC5E

analogous

#5E66BC #855EBC #B45EBC

triadic

#855EBC #BC855E #5EBC85

tetradic

#855EBC #BC5E66 #95BC5E #5EBCB4

square

#855EBC #BC5E66 #95BC5E #5EBCB4

split-complementary

#855EBC #BCB45E #66BC5E

monochromatic

#4A2F71 #67419C #855EBC #A689CE #C6B4E0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.86

#855EBC on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.32

#855EBC on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #855EBC

4.86:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##855EBC	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##855EBC	1.00	4.86	4.32	4.86
#FFFFFF	4.86	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.32	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.86	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4071BF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4A71BA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#7A6F84

Achromatopsia (no color)

#717171

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #855ebc;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 94, 188);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.4% 0.144 301.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ab8cd0',
    500: '#855ebc',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #855ebc;
$custom-light: #ab8cd0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#855ebc",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 133,
    "g": 94,
    "b": 188
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 264.894,
    "s": 41.228,
    "l": 55.294
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56449,
    "c": 0.14414,
    "h": 301.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.16623
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#855EBC

secondary

#BECFA7

accent

#D1579E

background

#FAF8FC

surface

#F4F0F9

border

#CECBD2

text

#100C14

muted

#7F7D82

Preview Lab

Preview with #855EBC

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

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