#85537D#85537D

#85537D is a mid, moderate purple. Relative luminance 0.127; OKLCH L 51.3% C 0.089 H 332.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.95:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#85537D
RGB	rgb(133, 83, 125)
HSL	hsl(310, 23%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(310, 38%, 52%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 37.6%, 6%, 47.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.24, 27.72, -15.09)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.24, 31.56, 331.43°)
OKLab	oklab(51.31% 0.0789 -0.0407)
OKLCH	oklch(51.31% 0.089 332.7)
XYZ	xyz(16.4676, 12.6545, 20.9732)
Luminance	0.1265 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#85537D #53855B

analogous

#745385 #85537D #855364

triadic

#85537D #7D8553 #537D85

tetradic

#85537D #857453 #53855B #536485

square

#85537D #857453 #53855B #536485

split-complementary

#85537D #648553 #538574

monochromatic

#3A2436 #5F3B5A #85537D #A6709D #BD95B7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.95

#85537D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.53

#85537D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #85537D

5.95:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##85537D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##85537D	1.00	5.95	3.53	5.95
#FFFFFF	5.95	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.53	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.95	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#525F7F

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5F667B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#895662

Achromatopsia (no color)

#646464

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #85537d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 83, 125);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.3% 0.089 332.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#a984a2',
    500: '#85537d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #85537d;
$custom-light: #a984a2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#85537d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 133,
    "g": 83,
    "b": 125
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 309.6,
    "s": 23.148,
    "l": 42.353
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5131,
    "c": 0.08875,
    "h": 332.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.12654
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#85537D

secondary

#8AAA8F

accent

#C07668

background

#FAF8FA

surface

#F4EFF3

border

#CECACD

text

#100B0F

muted

#7F7C7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #85537D

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

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