#855EE9#855EE9

#855EE9 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.189; OKLCH L 59.4% C 0.201 H 292.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.78:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#855EE9
RGB	rgb(133, 94, 233)
HSL	hsl(257, 76%, 64%)
HSV	hsv(257, 60%, 91%)
CMYK	cmyk(42.9%, 59.7%, 0%, 8.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(50.54, 47.38, -65.16)
CIE-LCH	lch(50.54, 80.56, 306.02°)
OKLab	oklab(59.37% 0.0755 -0.1859)
OKLCH	oklch(59.37% 0.201 292.1)
XYZ	xyz(28.3795, 18.8743, 79.2228)
Luminance	0.1888 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#855EE9 #C2E95E

analogous

#5E7DE9 #855EE9 #CB5EE9

triadic

#855EE9 #E9855E #5EE985

tetradic

#855EE9 #E95E7D #C2E95E #5EE9CB

square

#855EE9 #E95E7D #C2E95E #5EE9CB

split-complementary

#855EE9 #E9CB5E #7DE95E

monochromatic

#4419B4 #5C28E2 #855EE9 #AE94F0 #D7CAF8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.40

#855EE9 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.78

#855EE9 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #855EE9

4.78:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##855EE9	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##855EE9	1.00	4.40	4.78	4.78
#FFFFFF	4.40	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	4.78	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	4.78	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#007AED

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0076E6

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#697D9B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#787878

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #855ee9;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 94, 233);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(59.4% 0.201 292.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#af8df1',
    500: '#855ee9',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #855ee9;
$custom-light: #af8df1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#855ee9",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 133,
    "g": 94,
    "b": 233
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 256.835,
    "s": 75.956,
    "l": 64.118
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.59368,
    "c": 0.2006,
    "h": 292.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.18875
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#855EE9

secondary

#DCEAB9

accent

#D80D9F

background

#FBF8FE

surface

#F6F0FD

border

#D0CBD5

text

#110C17

muted

#807D85

Preview Lab

Preview with #855EE9

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

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