#855FA8#855FA8

#855FA8 is a mid, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.160; OKLCH L 55.5% C 0.117 H 307.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.00:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#855FA8
RGB	rgb(133, 95, 168)
HSL	hsl(271, 30%, 52%)
HSV	hsv(271, 43%, 66%)
CMYK	cmyk(20.8%, 43.5%, 0%, 34.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.97, 30.03, -33.50)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.97, 44.99, 311.87°)
OKLab	oklab(55.5% 0.0702 -0.0932)
OKLCH	oklch(55.5% 0.117 307)
XYZ	xyz(20.8316, 15.9983, 39.0287)
Luminance	0.1600 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#855FA8 #82A85F

analogous

#615FA8 #855FA8 #A85FA7

triadic

#855FA8 #A8855F #5FA885

tetradic

#855FA8 #A8615F #82A85F #5FA7A8

square

#855FA8 #A8615F #82A85F #5FA7A8

split-complementary

#855FA8 #A7A85F #5FA861

monochromatic

#47325B #664783 #855FA8 #A387BE #C1AED3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.00

#855FA8 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.20

#855FA8 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #855FA8

5.00:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##855FA8	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##855FA8	1.00	5.00	4.20	5.00
#FFFFFF	5.00	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.20	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.00	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4E6EAB

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5770A6

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#806B7B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6F6F6F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #855fa8;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 95, 168);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.5% 0.117 307.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#aa8dc2',
    500: '#855fa8',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #855fa8;
$custom-light: #aa8dc2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#855fa8",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 133,
    "g": 95,
    "b": 168
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 271.233,
    "s": 29.555,
    "l": 51.569
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55504,
    "c": 0.11668,
    "h": 307
  },
  "luminance": 0.15998
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#855FA8

secondary

#B1C1A1

accent

#C66292

background

#FAF8FB

surface

#F4F0F7

border

#CECBD0

text

#100C12

muted

#7F7D81

Preview Lab

Preview with #855FA8

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

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