#855EC5#855EC5

#855EC5 is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.170; OKLCH L 57.0% C 0.156 H 298.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.77:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#855EC5
RGB	rgb(133, 94, 197)
HSL	hsl(263, 47%, 57%)
HSV	hsv(263, 52%, 77%)
CMYK	cmyk(32.5%, 52.3%, 0%, 22.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(48.29, 37.83, -48.29)
CIE-LCH	lch(48.29, 61.34, 308.07°)
OKLab	oklab(56.99% 0.0751 -0.1363)
OKLCH	oklch(56.99% 0.156 298.9)
XYZ	xyz(23.7512, 17.0229, 54.8469)
Luminance	0.1702 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#855EC5 #9EC55E

analogous

#5E6BC5 #855EC5 #B85EC5

triadic

#855EC5 #C5855E #5EC585

tetradic

#855EC5 #C55E6B #9EC55E #5EC5B8

square

#855EC5 #C55E6B #9EC55E #5EC5B8

split-complementary

#855EC5 #C5B85E #6BC55E

monochromatic

#4B2D7C #663DA9 #855EC5 #A78BD5 #C9B8E5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.77

#855EC5 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.40

#855EC5 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #855EC5

4.77:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##855EC5	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##855EC5	1.00	4.77	4.40	4.77
#FFFFFF	4.77	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.40	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.77	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3873C9

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4272C3

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#777289

Achromatopsia (no color)

#737373

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #855ec5;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 94, 197);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(57.0% 0.156 298.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ac8dd7',
    500: '#855ec5',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #855ec5;
$custom-light: #ac8dd7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#855ec5",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 133,
    "g": 94,
    "b": 197
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 262.718,
    "s": 47.032,
    "l": 57.059
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56991,
    "c": 0.15565,
    "h": 298.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.17023
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#855EC5

secondary

#C4D4AA

accent

#D751A4

background

#FAF8FD

surface

#F4F0FA

border

#CECBD3

text

#100C14

muted

#7F7D83

Preview Lab

Preview with #855EC5

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

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