#855A8F#855A8F

#855A8F is a mid, moderate purple. Relative luminance 0.143; OKLCH L 53.4% C 0.095 H 319.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.45:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#855A8F
RGB	rgb(133, 90, 143)
HSL	hsl(289, 23%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(289, 37%, 56%)
CMYK	cmyk(7%, 37.1%, 0%, 43.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.64, 27.29, -22.30)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.64, 35.24, 320.75°)
OKLab	oklab(53.37% 0.0725 -0.061)
OKLCH	oklch(53.37% 0.095 319.9)
XYZ	xyz(18.2863, 14.2826, 27.7748)
Luminance	0.1428 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#855A8F #648F5A

analogous

#6A5A8F #855A8F #8F5A7E

triadic

#855A8F #8F855A #5A8F85

tetradic

#855A8F #8F6A5A #648F5A #5A7E8F

square

#855A8F #8F6A5A #648F5A #5A7E8F

split-complementary

#855A8F #7E8F5A #5A8F6A

monochromatic

#3F2B44 #624269 #855A8F #A27BAC #BDA0C3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.45

#855A8F on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.86

#855A8F on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #855A8F

5.45:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##855A8F	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##855A8F	1.00	5.45	3.86	5.45
#FFFFFF	5.45	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.86	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.45	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#536791

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5E6B8D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#86606E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6A6A6A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #855a8f;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 90, 143);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.4% 0.095 319.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#a989b0',
    500: '#855a8f',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #855a8f;
$custom-light: #a989b0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#855a8f",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 133,
    "g": 90,
    "b": 143
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 288.679,
    "s": 22.747,
    "l": 45.686
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53366,
    "c": 0.09474,
    "h": 319.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.14282
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#855A8F

secondary

#99B194

accent

#BF6979

background

#FAF8FA

surface

#F4F0F4

border

#CECBCE

text

#100B10

muted

#7F7C7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #855A8F

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

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