#855FA9#855FA9

#855FA9 is a mid, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.160; OKLCH L 55.6% C 0.118 H 306.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#855FA9
RGB	rgb(133, 95, 169)
HSL	hsl(271, 30%, 52%)
HSV	hsv(271, 44%, 66%)
CMYK	cmyk(21.3%, 43.8%, 0%, 33.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(47.02, 30.27, -34.01)
CIE-LCH	lch(47.02, 45.53, 311.67°)
OKLab	oklab(55.56% 0.0704 -0.0947)
OKLCH	oklch(55.56% 0.118 306.6)
XYZ	xyz(20.9251, 16.0357, 39.5213)
Luminance	0.1604 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#855FA9 #83A95F

analogous

#605FA9 #855FA9 #A95FA8

triadic

#855FA9 #A9855F #5FA985

tetradic

#855FA9 #A9605F #83A95F #5FA8A9

square

#855FA9 #A9605F #83A95F #5FA8A9

split-complementary

#855FA9 #A8A95F #5FA960

monochromatic

#47325C #664784 #855FA9 #A387BE #C2AFD4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.99

#855FA9 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.21

#855FA9 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #855FA9

4.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##855FA9	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##855FA9	1.00	4.99	4.21	4.99
#FFFFFF	4.99	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.21	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.99	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4D6EAC

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5770A7

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#806B7C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6F6F6F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #855fa9;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 95, 169);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.6% 0.118 306.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#aa8dc3',
    500: '#855fa9',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #855fa9;
$custom-light: #aa8dc3;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#855fa9",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 133,
    "g": 95,
    "b": 169
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 270.811,
    "s": 30.081,
    "l": 51.765
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55557,
    "c": 0.11798,
    "h": 306.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.16036
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#855FA9

secondary

#B1C2A2

accent

#C66193

background

#FAF8FC

surface

#F4F0F8

border

#CECBD1

text

#100C12

muted

#7F7D81

Preview Lab

Preview with #855FA9

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

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