#855A8B#855A8B

#855A8B is a mid, moderate purple. Relative luminance 0.142; OKLCH L 53.2% C 0.090 H 322.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.48:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#855A8B
RGB	rgb(133, 90, 139)
HSL	hsl(293, 21%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(293, 35%, 55%)
CMYK	cmyk(4.3%, 35.3%, 0%, 45.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.47, 26.44, -20.16)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.47, 33.25, 322.68°)
OKLab	oklab(53.18% 0.0714 -0.055)
OKLCH	oklch(53.18% 0.09 322.4)
XYZ	xyz(17.9887, 14.1635, 26.2073)
Luminance	0.1416 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#855A8B #608B5A

analogous

#6D5A8B #855A8B #8B5A79

triadic

#855A8B #8B855A #5A8B85

tetradic

#855A8B #8B6D5A #608B5A #5A798B

square

#855A8B #8B6D5A #608B5A #5A798B

split-complementary

#855A8B #798B5A #5A8B6D

monochromatic

#3E2A41 #614266 #855A8B #A37AA9 #BD9FC1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.48

#855A8B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.83

#855A8B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #855A8B

5.48:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##855A8B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##855A8B	1.00	5.48	3.83	5.48
#FFFFFF	5.48	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.83	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.48	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#55668D

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5F6B89

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#875F6C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#696969

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #855a8b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 90, 139);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.2% 0.090 322.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#a989ad',
    500: '#855a8b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #855a8b;
$custom-light: #a989ad;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#855a8b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 133,
    "g": 90,
    "b": 139
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 292.653,
    "s": 21.397,
    "l": 44.902
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53182,
    "c": 0.09013,
    "h": 322.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.14163
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#855A8B

secondary

#96AF92

accent

#BE6A74

background

#FAF8FA

surface

#F4F0F4

border

#CECBCE

text

#100B10

muted

#7F7C7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #855A8B

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

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