#855ED5#855ED5
#855ED5 is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.178; OKLCH L 58.0% C 0.176 H 295.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.61:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #855ED5 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(133, 94, 213) |
| HSL | hsl(260, 59%, 60%) |
| HSV | hsv(260, 56%, 84%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(37.6%, 55.9%, 0%, 16.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(49.25, 42.01, -55.92) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(49.25, 69.95, 306.91°) |
| OKLab | oklab(58.01% 0.0758 -0.1587) |
| OKLCH | oklch(58.01% 0.176 295.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(25.6827, 17.7956, 65.0197) |
| Luminance | 0.1780 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Purpley
#8756E4
ΔE00 2.86
Light Indigo
#6D5ACF
ΔE00 4.76
Slate Blue
#6A5ACD
ΔE00 5.34
Mediumslateblue
#7B68EE
ΔE00 5.41
Deep Lavender
#8D5EB7
ΔE00 5.96
Mediumpurple
#9370DB
ΔE00 5.97
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#855ED5 #AED55E
analogous
#5E72D5 #855ED5 #C15ED5
triadic
#855ED5 #D5855E #5ED585
tetradic
#855ED5 #D55E72 #AED55E #5ED5C1
square
#855ED5 #D55E72 #AED55E #5ED5C1
split-complementary
#855ED5 #D5C15E #72D55E
monochromatic
#4A2692 #6233C3 #855ED5 #AA8FE2 #CFBFEE
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.61
#855ED5 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.56
#855ED5 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #855ED5
4.61:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##855ED5 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##855ED5 | 1.00 | 4.61 | 4.56 | 4.61 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.61 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 4.56 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 4.61 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#2376D9
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#3173D2
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#727790
Achromatopsia (no color)
#757575
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #855ed5; /* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 94, 213); /* oklch */ color: oklch(58.0% 0.176 295.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ad8de3',
500: '#855ed5',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #855ed5; $custom-light: #ad8de3; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#855ed5",
"rgb": {
"r": 133,
"g": 94,
"b": 213
},
"hsl": {
"h": 259.664,
"s": 58.621,
"l": 60.196
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.58008,
"c": 0.17587,
"h": 295.5
},
"luminance": 0.17796
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#855ED5
secondary
#CFDEB1
accent
#C61F90
background
#FBF8FD
surface
#F6F0FB
border
#D0CBD4
text
#110C15
muted
#807D83