#855EC4#855EC4

#855EC4 is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.170; OKLCH L 56.9% C 0.154 H 299.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.78:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#855EC4
RGB	rgb(133, 94, 196)
HSL	hsl(263, 46%, 57%)
HSV	hsv(263, 52%, 77%)
CMYK	cmyk(32.1%, 52%, 0%, 23.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(48.23, 37.57, -47.81)
CIE-LCH	lch(48.23, 60.80, 308.16°)
OKLab	oklab(56.93% 0.0751 -0.1349)
OKLCH	oklch(56.93% 0.154 299.1)
XYZ	xyz(23.6370, 16.9773, 54.2455)
Luminance	0.1698 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#855EC4 #9DC45E

analogous

#5E6AC4 #855EC4 #B85EC4

triadic

#855EC4 #C4855E #5EC485

tetradic

#855EC4 #C45E6A #9DC45E #5EC4B8

square

#855EC4 #C45E6A #9DC45E #5EC4B8

split-complementary

#855EC4 #C4B85E #6AC45E

monochromatic

#4B2D7B #663DA7 #855EC4 #A78BD4 #C9B8E5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.78

#855EC4 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.40

#855EC4 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #855EC4

4.78:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##855EC4	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##855EC4	1.00	4.78	4.40	4.78
#FFFFFF	4.78	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.40	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.78	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3972C8

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4372C2

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#787288

Achromatopsia (no color)

#727272

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #855ec4;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 94, 196);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.9% 0.154 299.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ac8dd6',
    500: '#855ec4',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #855ec4;
$custom-light: #ac8dd6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#855ec4",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 133,
    "g": 94,
    "b": 196
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 262.941,
    "s": 46.364,
    "l": 56.863
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56929,
    "c": 0.15438,
    "h": 299.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.16977
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#855EC4

secondary

#C4D4AA

accent

#D652A3

background

#FAF8FD

surface

#F4F0FA

border

#CECBD3

text

#100C14

muted

#7F7D83

Preview Lab

Preview with #855EC4

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

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