#855A8A#855A8A

#855A8A is a mid, moderate purple. Relative luminance 0.141; OKLCH L 53.1% C 0.089 H 323.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.49:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#855A8A
RGB	rgb(133, 90, 138)
HSL	hsl(294, 21%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(294, 35%, 54%)
CMYK	cmyk(3.6%, 34.8%, 0%, 45.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.43, 26.23, -19.62)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.43, 32.76, 323.21°)
OKLab	oklab(53.14% 0.0711 -0.0534)
OKLCH	oklch(53.14% 0.089 323.1)
XYZ	xyz(17.9160, 14.1344, 25.8243)
Luminance	0.1413 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#855A8A #5F8A5A

analogous

#6D5A8A #855A8A #8A5A77

triadic

#855A8A #8A855A #5A8A85

tetradic

#855A8A #8A6D5A #5F8A5A #5A778A

square

#855A8A #8A6D5A #5F8A5A #5A778A

split-complementary

#855A8A #778A5A #5A8A6D

monochromatic

#3E2A40 #614265 #855A8A #A379A8 #BD9EC0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.49

#855A8A on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.83

#855A8A on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #855A8A

5.49:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##855A8A	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##855A8A	1.00	5.49	3.83	5.49
#FFFFFF	5.49	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.83	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.49	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#55668C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#606B88

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#875F6C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#696969

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #855a8a;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 90, 138);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.1% 0.089 323.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#a989ac',
    500: '#855a8a',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #855a8a;
$custom-light: #a989ac;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#855a8a",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 133,
    "g": 90,
    "b": 138
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 293.75,
    "s": 21.053,
    "l": 44.706
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53137,
    "c": 0.08898,
    "h": 323.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.14134
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#855A8A

secondary

#95AE92

accent

#BE6A73

background

#FAF8FA

surface

#F4F0F4

border

#CECBCE

text

#100B10

muted

#7F7C7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #855A8A

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

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