#85518D#85518D

#85518D is a mid, moderate purple. Relative luminance 0.128; OKLCH L 51.7% C 0.109 H 322.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.90:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#85518D
RGB	rgb(133, 81, 141)
HSL	hsl(292, 27%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(292, 43%, 55%)
CMYK	cmyk(5.7%, 42.6%, 0%, 44.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.45, 32.08, -24.47)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.45, 40.35, 322.66°)
OKLab	oklab(51.69% 0.0862 -0.0672)
OKLCH	oklch(51.69% 0.109 322.1)
XYZ	xyz(17.4225, 12.7951, 26.7461)
Luminance	0.1279 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#85518D #598D51

analogous

#67518D #85518D #8D5177

triadic

#85518D #8D8551 #518D85

tetradic

#85518D #8D6751 #598D51 #51778D

square

#85518D #8D6751 #598D51 #51778D

split-complementary

#85518D #778D51 #518D67

monochromatic

#3C243F #603B66 #85518D #A46FAC #BD96C3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.90

#85518D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.56

#85518D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #85518D

5.90:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##85518D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##85518D	1.00	5.90	3.56	5.90
#FFFFFF	5.90	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.56	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.90	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4A608F

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#57668B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#875868

Achromatopsia (no color)

#646464

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #85518d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 81, 141);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.7% 0.109 322.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#aa83ae',
    500: '#85518d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #85518d;
$custom-light: #aa83ae;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#85518d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 133,
    "g": 81,
    "b": 141
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 292,
    "s": 27.027,
    "l": 43.529
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51694,
    "c": 0.1093,
    "h": 322.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.12794
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#85518D

secondary

#8FAF8A

accent

#C36471

background

#FAF8FA

surface

#F4EFF4

border

#CECACE

text

#100B10

muted

#7F7C7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #85518D

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

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