#85559B#85559B

#85559B is a mid, moderate purple. Relative luminance 0.139; OKLCH L 53.1% C 0.118 H 314.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.57:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#85559B
RGB	rgb(133, 85, 155)
HSL	hsl(281, 29%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(281, 45%, 61%)
CMYK	cmyk(14.2%, 45.2%, 0%, 39.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.02, 32.82, -30.43)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.02, 44.76, 317.16°)
OKLab	oklab(53.08% 0.0828 -0.0843)
OKLCH	oklch(53.08% 0.118 314.5)
XYZ	xyz(18.8368, 13.8506, 32.6851)
Luminance	0.1385 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#85559B #6B9B55

analogous

#62559B #85559B #9B558E

triadic

#85559B #9B8555 #559B85

tetradic

#85559B #9B6255 #6B9B55 #558E9B

square

#85559B #9B6255 #6B9B55 #558E9B

split-complementary

#85559B #8E9B55 #559B62

monochromatic

#412A4C #633F73 #85559B #A278B5 #BDA0CB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.57

#85559B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.77

#85559B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #85559B

5.57:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##85559B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##85559B	1.00	5.57	3.77	5.57
#FFFFFF	5.57	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.77	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.57	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#48659E

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#546999

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#845F70

Achromatopsia (no color)

#686868

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #85559b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 85, 155);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.1% 0.118 314.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#aa86b9',
    500: '#85559b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #85559b;
$custom-light: #aa86b9;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#85559b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 133,
    "g": 85,
    "b": 155
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 281.143,
    "s": 29.167,
    "l": 47.059
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53081,
    "c": 0.11819,
    "h": 314.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.1385
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#85559B

secondary

#9FB894

accent

#C56282

background

#FAF8FB

surface

#F4EFF6

border

#CECAD0

text

#100B11

muted

#7F7C80

Preview Lab

Preview with #85559B

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

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