#855997#855997

#855997 is a mid, moderate purple. Relative luminance 0.144; OKLCH L 53.6% C 0.106 H 315.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.42:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#855997
RGB	rgb(133, 89, 151)
HSL	hsl(283, 26%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(283, 41%, 59%)
CMYK	cmyk(11.9%, 41.1%, 0%, 40.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.75, 29.61, -26.90)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.75, 40.01, 317.75°)
OKLab	oklab(53.57% 0.0759 -0.0742)
OKLCH	oklch(53.57% 0.106 315.7)
XYZ	xyz(18.8303, 14.3661, 31.0531)
Luminance	0.1437 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#855997 #6B9759

analogous

#665997 #855997 #97598A

triadic

#855997 #978559 #599785

tetradic

#855997 #976659 #6B9759 #598A97

square

#855997 #976659 #6B9759 #598A97

split-complementary

#855997 #8A9759 #599766

monochromatic

#412C4A #634270 #855997 #A27CB2 #BDA2C8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.42

#855997 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.87

#855997 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #855997

5.42:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##855997	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##855997	1.00	5.42	3.87	5.42
#FFFFFF	5.42	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.87	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.42	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4F6799

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5A6B95

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#846171

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6A6A6A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #855997;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 89, 151);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.6% 0.106 315.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#a989b6',
    500: '#855997',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #855997;
$custom-light: #a989b6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#855997",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 133,
    "g": 89,
    "b": 151
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 282.581,
    "s": 25.833,
    "l": 47.059
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53571,
    "c": 0.10614,
    "h": 315.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.14366
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#855997

secondary

#9FB696

accent

#C26680

background

#FAF8FB

surface

#F4F0F6

border

#CECBD0

text

#100B11

muted

#7F7C80

Preview Lab

Preview with #855997

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

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