#855EC9#855EC9

#855EC9 is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.172; OKLCH L 57.2% C 0.161 H 298.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.73:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#855EC9
RGB	rgb(133, 94, 201)
HSL	hsl(262, 50%, 58%)
HSV	hsv(262, 53%, 79%)
CMYK	cmyk(33.8%, 53.2%, 0%, 21.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(48.52, 38.86, -50.22)
CIE-LCH	lch(48.52, 63.50, 307.73°)
OKLab	oklab(57.24% 0.0754 -0.142)
OKLCH	oklch(57.24% 0.161 298)
XYZ	xyz(24.2156, 17.2087, 57.2928)
Luminance	0.1721 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#855EC9 #A2C95E

analogous

#5E6DC9 #855EC9 #BA5EC9

triadic

#855EC9 #C9855E #5EC985

tetradic

#855EC9 #C95E6D #A2C95E #5EC9BA

square

#855EC9 #C95E6D #A2C95E #5EC9BA

split-complementary

#855EC9 #C9BA5E #6DC95E

monochromatic

#4B2B81 #653BAF #855EC9 #A88CD8 #CABAE8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.73

#855EC9 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.44

#855EC9 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #855EC9

4.73:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##855EC9	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##855EC9	1.00	4.73	4.44	4.73
#FFFFFF	4.73	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.44	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.73	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3473CD

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3F72C7

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#76738A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#737373

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #855ec9;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 94, 201);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(57.2% 0.161 298.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ac8dda',
    500: '#855ec9',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #855ec9;
$custom-light: #ac8dda;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#855ec9",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 133,
    "g": 94,
    "b": 201
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 261.869,
    "s": 49.767,
    "l": 57.843
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.57239,
    "c": 0.16074,
    "h": 298
  },
  "luminance": 0.17209
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#855EC9

secondary

#C7D7AC

accent

#D94FA7

background

#FAF8FD

surface

#F4F0FB

border

#CECBD4

text

#100C15

muted

#7F7D83

Preview Lab

Preview with #855EC9

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

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