#855EBD#855EBD

#855EBD is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.167; OKLCH L 56.5% C 0.145 H 300.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.85:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#855EBD
RGB	rgb(133, 94, 189)
HSL	hsl(265, 42%, 55%)
HSV	hsv(265, 50%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(29.6%, 50.3%, 0%, 25.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(47.84, 35.78, -44.39)
CIE-LCH	lch(47.84, 57.01, 308.87°)
OKLab	oklab(56.51% 0.0745 -0.1249)
OKLCH	oklch(56.51% 0.145 300.8)
XYZ	xyz(22.8588, 16.6660, 50.1468)
Luminance	0.1667 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#855EBD #96BD5E

analogous

#5E66BD #855EBD #B55EBD

triadic

#855EBD #BD855E #5EBD85

tetradic

#855EBD #BD5E66 #96BD5E #5EBDB5

square

#855EBD #BD5E66 #96BD5E #5EBDB5

split-complementary

#855EBD #BDB55E #66BD5E

monochromatic

#4A2F72 #67409D #855EBD #A689CF #C7B5E1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.85

#855EBD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.33

#855EBD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #855EBD

4.85:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##855EBD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##855EBD	1.00	4.85	4.33	4.85
#FFFFFF	4.85	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.33	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.85	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3F71C0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4971BB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#7A7085

Achromatopsia (no color)

#717171

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #855ebd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 94, 189);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.5% 0.145 300.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ab8cd1',
    500: '#855ebd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #855ebd;
$custom-light: #ab8cd1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#855ebd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 133,
    "g": 94,
    "b": 189
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 264.632,
    "s": 41.85,
    "l": 55.49
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56508,
    "c": 0.14542,
    "h": 300.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.16666
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#855EBD

secondary

#BFCFA8

accent

#D2569F

background

#FAF8FC

surface

#F4F0F9

border

#CECBD2

text

#100C14

muted

#7F7D82

Preview Lab

Preview with #855EBD

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

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