#855EBE#855EBE

#855EBE is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.167; OKLCH L 56.6% C 0.147 H 300.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.84:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#855EBE
RGB	rgb(133, 94, 190)
HSL	hsl(264, 42%, 56%)
HSV	hsv(264, 51%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(30%, 50.5%, 0%, 25.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(47.89, 36.04, -44.88)
CIE-LCH	lch(47.89, 57.56, 308.76°)
OKLab	oklab(56.57% 0.0746 -0.1263)
OKLCH	oklch(56.57% 0.147 300.5)
XYZ	xyz(22.9677, 16.7095, 50.7205)
Luminance	0.1671 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#855EBE #97BE5E

analogous

#5E67BE #855EBE #B55EBE

triadic

#855EBE #BE855E #5EBE85

tetradic

#855EBE #BE5E67 #97BE5E #5EBEB5

square

#855EBE #BE5E67 #97BE5E #5EBEB5

split-complementary

#855EBE #BEB55E #67BE5E

monochromatic

#4A2E73 #67409F #855EBE #A68AD0 #C7B5E1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.84

#855EBE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.34

#855EBE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #855EBE

4.84:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##855EBE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##855EBE	1.00	4.84	4.34	4.84
#FFFFFF	4.84	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.34	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.84	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3E71C1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4871BC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#7A7085

Achromatopsia (no color)

#727272

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #855ebe;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 94, 190);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.6% 0.147 300.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ab8cd2',
    500: '#855ebe',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #855ebe;
$custom-light: #ab8cd2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#855ebe",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 133,
    "g": 94,
    "b": 190
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 264.375,
    "s": 42.478,
    "l": 55.686
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56567,
    "c": 0.1467,
    "h": 300.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.1671
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#855EBE

secondary

#C0D0A8

accent

#D256A0

background

#FAF8FC

surface

#F4F0F9

border

#CECBD2

text

#100C14

muted

#7F7D82

Preview Lab

Preview with #855EBE

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

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