#855ED6#855ED6

#855ED6 is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.178; OKLCH L 58.1% C 0.177 H 295.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.60:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#855ED6
RGB	rgb(133, 94, 214)
HSL	hsl(260, 59%, 60%)
HSV	hsv(260, 56%, 84%)
CMYK	cmyk(37.9%, 56.1%, 0%, 16.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(49.31, 42.28, -56.39)
CIE-LCH	lch(49.31, 70.48, 306.86°)
OKLab	oklab(58.07% 0.0758 -0.1601)
OKLCH	oklch(58.07% 0.177 295.3)
XYZ	xyz(25.8100, 17.8465, 65.6902)
Luminance	0.1785 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

Shades

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Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#855ED6 #AFD65E

analogous

#5E73D6 #855ED6 #C15ED6

triadic

#855ED6 #D6855E #5ED685

tetradic

#855ED6 #D65E73 #AFD65E #5ED6C1

square

#855ED6 #D65E73 #AFD65E #5ED6C1

split-complementary

#855ED6 #D6C15E #73D65E

monochromatic

#4A2694 #6232C5 #855ED6 #AA8FE2 #CFC0EF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.60

#855ED6 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.57

#855ED6 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #855ED6

4.60:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##855ED6	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##855ED6	1.00	4.60	4.57	4.60
#FFFFFF	4.60	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.57	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.60	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#2276DA

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3073D3

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#717791

Achromatopsia (no color)

#757575

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #855ed6;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 94, 214);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(58.1% 0.177 295.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ad8de3',
    500: '#855ed6',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #855ed6;
$custom-light: #ad8de3;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#855ed6",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 133,
    "g": 94,
    "b": 214
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 259.5,
    "s": 59.406,
    "l": 60.392
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.58073,
    "c": 0.17712,
    "h": 295.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.17847
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#855ED6

secondary

#D0DFB1

accent

#C71E90

background

#FBF8FE

surface

#F6F0FC

border

#D0CBD5

text

#110C15

muted

#807D84

Preview Lab

Preview with #855ED6

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

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