#85257D#85257D

#85257D is a dark, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.078; OKLCH L 44.9% C 0.165 H 331.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.21:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#85257D
RGB	rgb(133, 37, 125)
HSL	hsl(305, 56%, 33%)
HSV	hsv(305, 72%, 52%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 72.2%, 6%, 47.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(33.54, 50.73, -28.57)
CIE-LCH	lch(33.54, 58.22, 330.61°)
OKLab	oklab(44.88% 0.145 -0.0786)
OKLCH	oklch(44.88% 0.165 331.5)
XYZ	xyz(14.0361, 7.7915, 20.1627)
Luminance	0.0779 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#85257D #25852D

analogous

#5D2585 #85257D #85254D

triadic

#85257D #7D8525 #257D85

tetradic

#85257D #855D25 #25852D #254D85

square

#85257D #855D25 #25852D #254D85

split-complementary

#85257D #4D8525 #25855D

monochromatic

#250A23 #551850 #85257D #B532AA #D055C5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.21

#85257D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.56

#85257D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #85257D

8.21:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##85257D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##85257D	1.00	8.21	2.56	8.21
#FFFFFF	8.21	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.56	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.21	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#1E467F

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#43547B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8B304E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4F4F4F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #85257d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 37, 125);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(44.9% 0.165 331.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ac69a3',
    500: '#85257d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #85257d;
$custom-light: #ac69a3;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#85257d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 133,
    "g": 37,
    "b": 125
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 305,
    "s": 56.471,
    "l": 33.333
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.4488,
    "c": 0.16494,
    "h": 331.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.0779
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#85257D

secondary

#52B45A

accent

#E05548

background

#FAF6FA

surface

#F5EBF4

border

#CFC6CE

text

#10070F

muted

#7F7A7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #85257D

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

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