#855FAB#855FAB

#855FAB is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.161; OKLCH L 55.7% C 0.121 H 305.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.97:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#855FAB
RGB	rgb(133, 95, 171)
HSL	hsl(270, 31%, 52%)
HSV	hsv(270, 44%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(22.2%, 44.4%, 0%, 32.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(47.12, 30.75, -35.03)
CIE-LCH	lch(47.12, 46.61, 311.28°)
OKLab	oklab(55.66% 0.0707 -0.0976)
OKLCH	oklch(55.66% 0.121 305.9)
XYZ	xyz(21.1143, 16.1114, 40.5177)
Luminance	0.1611 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#855FAB #85AB5F

analogous

#5F5FAB #855FAB #AB5FAB

triadic

#855FAB #AB855F #5FAB85

tetradic

#855FAB #AB5F5F #85AB5F #5FABAB

square

#855FAB #AB5F5F #85AB5F #5FABAB

split-complementary

#855FAB #ABAB5F #5FAB5F

monochromatic

#48315E #664786 #855FAB #A487C0 #C2AFD5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.97

#855FAB on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.22

#855FAB on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #855FAB

4.97:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##855FAB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##855FAB	1.00	4.97	4.22	4.97
#FFFFFF	4.97	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.22	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.97	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4C6EAE

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5570A9

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#7F6B7D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#707070

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #855fab;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 95, 171);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.7% 0.121 305.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#aa8dc4',
    500: '#855fab',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #855fab;
$custom-light: #aa8dc4;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#855fab",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 133,
    "g": 95,
    "b": 171
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 270,
    "s": 31.148,
    "l": 52.157
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55664,
    "c": 0.12056,
    "h": 305.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.16111
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#855FAB

secondary

#B3C3A2

accent

#C76094

background

#FAF8FC

surface

#F4F0F8

border

#CECBD1

text

#100C12

muted

#7F7D81

Preview Lab

Preview with #855FAB

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

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