#85518B#85518B

#85518B is a mid, moderate purple. Relative luminance 0.127; OKLCH L 51.6% C 0.107 H 323.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.92:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#85518B
RGB	rgb(133, 81, 139)
HSL	hsl(294, 26%, 43%)
HSV	hsv(294, 42%, 55%)
CMYK	cmyk(4.3%, 41.7%, 0%, 45.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.36, 31.66, -23.41)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.36, 39.37, 323.52°)
OKLab	oklab(51.6% 0.0858 -0.0641)
OKLCH	oklch(51.6% 0.107 323.2)
XYZ	xyz(17.2750, 12.7362, 25.9694)
Luminance	0.1273 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#85518B #578B51

analogous

#68518B #85518B #8B5174

triadic

#85518B #8B8551 #518B85

tetradic

#85518B #8B6851 #578B51 #51748B

square

#85518B #8B6851 #578B51 #51748B

split-complementary

#85518B #748B51 #518B68

monochromatic

#3B243E #603A64 #85518B #A56EAB #BD95C1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.92

#85518B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.55

#85518B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #85518B

5.92:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##85518B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##85518B	1.00	5.92	3.55	5.92
#FFFFFF	5.92	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.55	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.92	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4B608D

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#586689

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#875767

Achromatopsia (no color)

#646464

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #85518b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 81, 139);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.6% 0.107 323.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#aa83ad',
    500: '#85518b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #85518b;
$custom-light: #aa83ad;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#85518b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 133,
    "g": 81,
    "b": 139
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 293.793,
    "s": 26.364,
    "l": 43.137
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51597,
    "c": 0.1071,
    "h": 323.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.12735
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#85518B

secondary

#8DAE8A

accent

#C3656F

background

#FAF8FA

surface

#F4EFF4

border

#CECACE

text

#100B10

muted

#7F7C7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #85518B

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

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