#85518E#85518E

#85518E is a mid, moderate purple. Relative luminance 0.128; OKLCH L 51.7% C 0.110 H 321.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.89:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#85518E
RGB	rgb(133, 81, 142)
HSL	hsl(291, 27%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(291, 43%, 56%)
CMYK	cmyk(6.3%, 43%, 0%, 44.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.50, 32.28, -25.01)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.50, 40.84, 322.24°)
OKLab	oklab(51.74% 0.0864 -0.0687)
OKLCH	oklch(51.74% 0.11 321.5)
XYZ	xyz(17.4972, 12.8250, 27.1397)
Luminance	0.1282 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#85518E #5A8E51

analogous

#66518E #85518E #8E5178

triadic

#85518E #8E8551 #518E85

tetradic

#85518E #8E6651 #5A8E51 #51788E

square

#85518E #8E6651 #5A8E51 #51788E

split-complementary

#85518E #788E51 #518E66

monochromatic

#3C2540 #603B67 #85518E #A46FAD #BD96C3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.89

#85518E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.56

#85518E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #85518E

5.89:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##85518E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##85518E	1.00	5.89	3.56	5.89
#FFFFFF	5.89	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.56	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.89	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#496190

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#57668C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#865869

Achromatopsia (no color)

#646464

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #85518e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 81, 142);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.7% 0.110 321.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#aa83af',
    500: '#85518e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #85518e;
$custom-light: #aa83af;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#85518e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 133,
    "g": 81,
    "b": 142
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 291.148,
    "s": 27.354,
    "l": 43.725
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51743,
    "c": 0.11042,
    "h": 321.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.12824
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#85518E

secondary

#90B08B

accent

#C46472

background

#FAF8FA

surface

#F4EFF4

border

#CECACE

text

#100B10

muted

#7F7C7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #85518E

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

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