#855FA5#855FA5

#855FA5 is a mid, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.159; OKLCH L 55.3% C 0.113 H 308.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.03:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#855FA5
RGB	rgb(133, 95, 165)
HSL	hsl(273, 28%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(273, 42%, 65%)
CMYK	cmyk(19.4%, 42.4%, 0%, 35.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.83, 29.32, -31.96)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.83, 43.37, 312.53°)
OKLab	oklab(55.35% 0.0696 -0.0888)
OKLCH	oklch(55.35% 0.113 308.1)
XYZ	xyz(20.5553, 15.8878, 37.5738)
Luminance	0.1589 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#855FA5 #7FA55F

analogous

#625FA5 #855FA5 #A55FA2

triadic

#855FA5 #A5855F #5FA585

tetradic

#855FA5 #A5625F #7FA55F #5FA2A5

square

#855FA5 #A5625F #7FA55F #5FA2A5

split-complementary

#855FA5 #A2A55F #5FA562

monochromatic

#463258 #66487F #855FA5 #A386BB #C1ADD1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.03

#855FA5 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.18

#855FA5 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #855FA5

5.03:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##855FA5	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##855FA5	1.00	5.03	4.18	5.03
#FFFFFF	5.03	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.18	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.03	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4F6DA8

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5970A3

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#816A7A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6F6F6F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #855fa5;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 95, 165);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.3% 0.113 308.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#aa8dc0',
    500: '#855fa5',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #855fa5;
$custom-light: #aa8dc0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#855fa5",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 133,
    "g": 95,
    "b": 165
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 272.571,
    "s": 28,
    "l": 50.98
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55347,
    "c": 0.11283,
    "h": 308.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.15888
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#855FA5

secondary

#AFBFA0

accent

#C46390

background

#FAF8FB

surface

#F4F0F7

border

#CECBD0

text

#100C12

muted

#7F7D81

Preview Lab

Preview with #855FA5

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

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