#85518A#85518A

#85518A is a mid, moderate purple. Relative luminance 0.127; OKLCH L 51.5% C 0.106 H 323.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.93:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#85518A
RGB	rgb(133, 81, 138)
HSL	hsl(295, 26%, 43%)
HSV	hsv(295, 41%, 54%)
CMYK	cmyk(3.6%, 41.3%, 0%, 45.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.32, 31.45, -22.87)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.32, 38.89, 323.98°)
OKLab	oklab(51.55% 0.0856 -0.0626)
OKLCH	oklch(51.55% 0.106 323.8)
XYZ	xyz(17.2023, 12.7071, 25.5864)
Luminance	0.1271 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#85518A #568A51

analogous

#68518A #85518A #8A5172

triadic

#85518A #8A8551 #518A85

tetradic

#85518A #8A6851 #568A51 #51728A

square

#85518A #8A6851 #568A51 #51728A

split-complementary

#85518A #728A51 #518A68

monochromatic

#3B243D #603A63 #85518A #A56EAA #BD95C1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.93

#85518A on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.54

#85518A on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #85518A

5.93:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##85518A	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##85518A	1.00	5.93	3.54	5.93
#FFFFFF	5.93	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.54	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.93	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4B608C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#596688

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#875767

Achromatopsia (no color)

#646464

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #85518a;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 81, 138);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.5% 0.106 323.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#aa83ac',
    500: '#85518a',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #85518a;
$custom-light: #aa83ac;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#85518a",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 133,
    "g": 81,
    "b": 138
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 294.737,
    "s": 26.027,
    "l": 42.941
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51549,
    "c": 0.10601,
    "h": 323.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.12706
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#85518A

secondary

#8CAE89

accent

#C2656E

background

#FAF8FA

surface

#F4EFF4

border

#CECACE

text

#100B10

muted

#7F7C7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #85518A

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

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