#855FAE#855FAE

#855FAE is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.162; OKLCH L 55.8% C 0.124 H 304.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.95:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#855FAE
RGB	rgb(133, 95, 174)
HSL	hsl(269, 33%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(269, 45%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(23.6%, 45.4%, 0%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(47.27, 31.48, -36.55)
CIE-LCH	lch(47.27, 48.23, 310.74°)
OKLab	oklab(55.83% 0.0712 -0.1021)
OKLCH	oklch(55.83% 0.124 304.9)
XYZ	xyz(21.4035, 16.2271, 42.0408)
Luminance	0.1623 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#855FAE #88AE5F

analogous

#5F60AE #855FAE #AD5FAE

triadic

#855FAE #AE855F #5FAE85

tetradic

#855FAE #AE5F60 #88AE5F #5FAEAD

square

#855FAE #AE5F60 #88AE5F #5FAEAD

split-complementary

#855FAE #AEAD5F #60AE5F

monochromatic

#483161 #67468A #855FAE #A488C3 #C3B0D7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.95

#855FAE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.25

#855FAE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #855FAE

4.95:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##855FAE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##855FAE	1.00	4.95	4.25	4.95
#FFFFFF	4.95	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.25	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.95	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4B6FB1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5470AC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#7E6C7E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#707070

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #855fae;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 95, 174);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.8% 0.124 304.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#aa8dc6',
    500: '#855fae',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #855fae;
$custom-light: #aa8dc6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#855fae",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 133,
    "g": 95,
    "b": 174
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 268.861,
    "s": 32.78,
    "l": 52.745
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55826,
    "c": 0.12444,
    "h": 304.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.16227
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#855FAE

secondary

#B5C6A3

accent

#C95F96

background

#FAF8FC

surface

#F4F0F8

border

#CECBD1

text

#100C13

muted

#7F7D82

Preview Lab

Preview with #855FAE

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

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