#85538B#85538B

#85538B is a mid, moderate purple. Relative luminance 0.130; OKLCH L 51.9% C 0.103 H 323.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.82:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#85538B
RGB	rgb(133, 83, 139)
HSL	hsl(294, 25%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(294, 40%, 55%)
CMYK	cmyk(4.3%, 40.3%, 0%, 45.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.82, 30.51, -22.70)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.82, 38.03, 323.35°)
OKLab	oklab(51.94% 0.0826 -0.0621)
OKLCH	oklch(51.94% 0.103 323.1)
XYZ	xyz(17.4258, 13.0378, 26.0197)
Luminance	0.1304 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#85538B #598B53

analogous

#69538B #85538B #8B5375

triadic

#85538B #8B8553 #538B85

tetradic

#85538B #8B6953 #598B53 #53758B

square

#85538B #8B6953 #598B53 #53758B

split-complementary

#85538B #758B53 #538B69

monochromatic

#3C253E #603C65 #85538B #A471AA #BD97C1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.82

#85538B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.61

#85538B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #85538B

5.82:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##85538B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##85538B	1.00	5.82	3.61	5.82
#FFFFFF	5.82	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.61	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.82	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4D618D

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5A6789

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#875968

Achromatopsia (no color)

#656565

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #85538b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 83, 139);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.9% 0.103 323.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#a984ad',
    500: '#85538b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #85538b;
$custom-light: #a984ad;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#85538b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 133,
    "g": 83,
    "b": 139
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 293.571,
    "s": 25.225,
    "l": 43.529
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5194,
    "c": 0.10336,
    "h": 323.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.13037
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#85538B

secondary

#8FAE8C

accent

#C26670

background

#FAF8FA

surface

#F4EFF4

border

#CECACE

text

#100B10

muted

#7F7C7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #85538B

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

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