#855A8D#855A8D

#855A8D is a mid, moderate purple. Relative luminance 0.142; OKLCH L 53.3% C 0.092 H 321.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.46:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#855A8D
RGB	rgb(133, 90, 141)
HSL	hsl(291, 22%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(291, 36%, 55%)
CMYK	cmyk(5.7%, 36.2%, 0%, 44.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.55, 26.86, -21.23)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.55, 34.24, 321.68°)
OKLab	oklab(53.27% 0.072 -0.058)
OKLCH	oklch(53.27% 0.092 321.1)
XYZ	xyz(18.1362, 14.2225, 26.9840)
Luminance	0.1422 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#855A8D #628D5A

analogous

#6B5A8D #855A8D #8D5A7B

triadic

#855A8D #8D855A #5A8D85

tetradic

#855A8D #8D6B5A #628D5A #5A7B8D

square

#855A8D #8D6B5A #628D5A #5A7B8D

split-complementary

#855A8D #7B8D5A #5A8D6B

monochromatic

#3F2A42 #624268 #855A8D #A37AAA #BD9FC2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.46

#855A8D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.84

#855A8D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #855A8D

5.46:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##855A8D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##855A8D	1.00	5.46	3.84	5.46
#FFFFFF	5.46	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.84	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.46	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#54668F

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5F6B8B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#86606D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#696969

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #855a8d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 90, 141);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.3% 0.092 321.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#a989ae',
    500: '#855a8d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #855a8d;
$custom-light: #a989ae;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#855a8d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 133,
    "g": 90,
    "b": 141
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 290.588,
    "s": 22.078,
    "l": 45.294
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53273,
    "c": 0.09242,
    "h": 321.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.14222
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#855A8D

secondary

#97B093

accent

#BF6977

background

#FAF8FA

surface

#F4F0F4

border

#CECBCE

text

#100B10

muted

#7F7C7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #855A8D

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

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