#85538F#85538F

#85538F is a mid, moderate purple. Relative luminance 0.132; OKLCH L 52.1% C 0.108 H 320.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.78:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#85538F
RGB	rgb(133, 83, 143)
HSL	hsl(290, 27%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(290, 42%, 56%)
CMYK	cmyk(7%, 42%, 0%, 43.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.00, 31.35, -24.83)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.00, 39.99, 321.62°)
OKLab	oklab(52.13% 0.0835 -0.0682)
OKLCH	oklch(52.13% 0.108 320.8)
XYZ	xyz(17.7234, 13.1568, 27.5872)
Luminance	0.1316 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#85538F #5D8F53

analogous

#67538F #85538F #8F537B

triadic

#85538F #8F8553 #538F85

tetradic

#85538F #8F6753 #5D8F53 #537B8F

square

#85538F #8F6753 #5D8F53 #537B8F

split-complementary

#85538F #7B8F53 #538F67

monochromatic

#3D2642 #613D68 #85538F #A372AD #BD99C4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.78

#85538F on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.63

#85538F on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #85538F

5.78:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##85538F	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##85538F	1.00	5.78	3.63	5.78
#FFFFFF	5.78	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.63	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.78	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4B6291

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#58678D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#865A6A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#666666

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #85538f;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 83, 143);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.1% 0.108 320.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#aa84b0',
    500: '#85538f',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #85538f;
$custom-light: #aa84b0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#85538f",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 133,
    "g": 83,
    "b": 143
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 290,
    "s": 26.549,
    "l": 44.314
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52133,
    "c": 0.10784,
    "h": 320.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.13156
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#85538F

secondary

#93B18D

accent

#C36575

background

#FAF8FA

surface

#F4EFF4

border

#CECACE

text

#100B10

muted

#7F7C7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #85538F

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

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