#85538C#85538C

#85538C is a mid, moderate purple. Relative luminance 0.131; OKLCH L 52.0% C 0.104 H 322.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.81:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#85538C
RGB	rgb(133, 83, 140)
HSL	hsl(293, 26%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(293, 41%, 55%)
CMYK	cmyk(5%, 40.7%, 0%, 45.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.86, 30.72, -23.23)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.86, 38.52, 322.90°)
OKLab	oklab(51.99% 0.0828 -0.0636)
OKLCH	oklch(51.99% 0.104 322.5)
XYZ	xyz(17.4992, 13.0671, 26.4063)
Luminance	0.1307 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#85538C #5A8C53

analogous

#68538C #85538C #8C5376

triadic

#85538C #8C8553 #538C85

tetradic

#85538C #8C6853 #5A8C53 #53768C

square

#85538C #8C6853 #5A8C53 #53768C

split-complementary

#85538C #768C53 #538C68

monochromatic

#3C253F #603C66 #85538C #A471AB #BD98C2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.81

#85538C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.61

#85538C on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #85538C

5.81:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##85538C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##85538C	1.00	5.81	3.61	5.81
#FFFFFF	5.81	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.61	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.81	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4C628E

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#59678A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#875969

Achromatopsia (no color)

#656565

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #85538c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 83, 140);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.0% 0.104 322.5);

Tailwind

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

SCSS

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

JSON

{
  "hex": "#85538c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 133,
    "g": 83,
    "b": 140
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 292.632,
    "s": 25.561,
    "l": 43.725
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51988,
    "c": 0.10448,
    "h": 322.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.13067
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#85538C

secondary

#90AF8C

accent

#C26671

background

#FAF8FA

surface

#F4EFF4

border

#CECACE

text

#100B10

muted

#7F7C7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #85538C

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

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