#855F9D#855F9D

#855F9D is a mid, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.156; OKLCH L 54.9% C 0.103 H 311.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.10:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#855F9D
RGB	rgb(133, 95, 157)
HSL	hsl(277, 25%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(277, 39%, 62%)
CMYK	cmyk(15.3%, 39.5%, 0%, 38.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.45, 27.46, -27.82)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.45, 39.09, 314.62°)
OKLab	oklab(54.94% 0.068 -0.0769)
OKLCH	oklch(54.94% 0.103 311.5)
XYZ	xyz(19.8498, 15.6056, 33.8583)
Luminance	0.1560 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#855F9D #779D5F

analogous

#665F9D #855F9D #9D5F96

triadic

#855F9D #9D855F #5F9D85

tetradic

#855F9D #9D665F #779D5F #5F969D

square

#855F9D #9D665F #779D5F #5F969D

split-complementary

#855F9D #969D5F #5F9D66

monochromatic

#443151 #654877 #855F9D #A284B5 #BFABCC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.10

#855F9D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.12

#855F9D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #855F9D

5.10:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##855F9D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##855F9D	1.00	5.10	4.12	5.10
#FFFFFF	5.10	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.12	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.10	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#536C9F

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5C6F9B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#836876

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6E6E6E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #855f9d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 95, 157);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.9% 0.103 311.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#a98dba',
    500: '#855f9d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #855f9d;
$custom-light: #a98dba;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#855f9d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 133,
    "g": 95,
    "b": 157
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 276.774,
    "s": 24.603,
    "l": 49.412
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54942,
    "c": 0.1026,
    "h": 311.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.15605
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#855F9D

secondary

#A9BA9E

accent

#C1678A

background

#FAF8FB

surface

#F4F0F6

border

#CECBD0

text

#100C11

muted

#7F7D80

Preview Lab

Preview with #855F9D

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

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