#855FA6#855FA6

#855FA6 is a mid, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.159; OKLCH L 55.4% C 0.114 H 307.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.02:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#855FA6
RGB	rgb(133, 95, 166)
HSL	hsl(272, 29%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(272, 43%, 65%)
CMYK	cmyk(19.9%, 42.8%, 0%, 34.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.88, 29.55, -32.47)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.88, 43.91, 312.30°)
OKLab	oklab(55.4% 0.0698 -0.0903)
OKLCH	oklch(55.4% 0.114 307.7)
XYZ	xyz(20.6467, 15.9243, 38.0550)
Luminance	0.1592 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#855FA6 #80A65F

analogous

#615FA6 #855FA6 #A65FA3

triadic

#855FA6 #A6855F #5FA685

tetradic

#855FA6 #A6615F #80A65F #5FA3A6

square

#855FA6 #A6615F #80A65F #5FA3A6

split-complementary

#855FA6 #A3A65F #5FA661

monochromatic

#473259 #664780 #855FA6 #A386BC #C1AED2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.02

#855FA6 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.18

#855FA6 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #855FA6

5.02:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##855FA6	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##855FA6	1.00	5.02	4.18	5.02
#FFFFFF	5.02	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.18	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.02	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4F6EA9

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5870A4

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#806A7A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6F6F6F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #855fa6;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 95, 166);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.4% 0.114 307.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#aa8dc0',
    500: '#855fa6',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #855fa6;
$custom-light: #aa8dc0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#855fa6",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 133,
    "g": 95,
    "b": 166
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 272.113,
    "s": 28.514,
    "l": 51.176
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55399,
    "c": 0.11411,
    "h": 307.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.15924
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#855FA6

secondary

#AFC0A1

accent

#C56390

background

#FAF8FB

surface

#F4F0F7

border

#CECBD0

text

#100C12

muted

#7F7D81

Preview Lab

Preview with #855FA6

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

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