#855496#855496

#855496 is a mid, moderate purple. Relative luminance 0.135; OKLCH L 52.7% C 0.114 H 317.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.67:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#855496
RGB	rgb(133, 84, 150)
HSL	hsl(285, 28%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(285, 44%, 59%)
CMYK	cmyk(11.3%, 44%, 0%, 41.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.55, 32.28, -28.18)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.55, 42.85, 318.88°)
OKLab	oklab(52.65% 0.0834 -0.0778)
OKLCH	oklch(52.65% 0.114 317)
XYZ	xyz(18.3474, 13.5297, 30.4933)
Luminance	0.1353 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#855496 #659654

analogous

#645496 #855496 #965486

triadic

#855496 #968554 #549685

tetradic

#855496 #966454 #659654 #548696

square

#855496 #966454 #659654 #548696

split-complementary

#855496 #869654 #549664

monochromatic

#3F2848 #623E6F #855496 #A275B2 #BD9DC8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.67

#855496 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.71

#855496 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #855496

5.67:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##855496	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##855496	1.00	5.67	3.71	5.67
#FFFFFF	5.67	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.71	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.67	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#496498

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#566894

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#855D6E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#676767

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #855496;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 84, 150);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.7% 0.114 317.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#aa85b5',
    500: '#855496',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #855496;
$custom-light: #aa85b5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#855496",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 133,
    "g": 84,
    "b": 150
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 284.545,
    "s": 28.205,
    "l": 45.882
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52653,
    "c": 0.11408,
    "h": 317
  },
  "luminance": 0.13529
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#855496

secondary

#9AB591

accent

#C5637C

background

#FAF8FB

surface

#F4EFF6

border

#CECAD0

text

#100B11

muted

#7F7C80

Preview Lab

Preview with #855496

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

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