#855A99#855A99

#855A99 is a mid, moderate purple. Relative luminance 0.146; OKLCH L 53.8% C 0.107 H 314.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.36:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#855A99
RGB	rgb(133, 90, 153)
HSL	hsl(281, 26%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(281, 41%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(13.1%, 41.2%, 0%, 40%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.08, 29.48, -27.58)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.08, 40.37, 316.90°)
OKLab	oklab(53.85% 0.0748 -0.0761)
OKLCH	oklch(53.85% 0.107 314.5)
XYZ	xyz(19.0779, 14.5992, 31.9437)
Luminance	0.1460 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#855A99 #6E995A

analogous

#655A99 #855A99 #995A8E

triadic

#855A99 #99855A #5A9985

tetradic

#855A99 #99655A #6E995A #5A8E99

square

#855A99 #99655A #6E995A #5A8E99

split-complementary

#855A99 #8E995A #5A9965

monochromatic

#422D4C #644372 #855A99 #A27DB3 #BEA4C9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.36

#855A99 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.92

#855A99 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #855A99

5.36:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##855A99	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##855A99	1.00	5.36	3.92	5.36
#FFFFFF	5.36	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.92	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.36	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4F689B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5A6C97

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#846372

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6B6B6B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #855a99;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 90, 153);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.8% 0.107 314.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#a989b7',
    500: '#855a99',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #855a99;
$custom-light: #a989b7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#855a99",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 133,
    "g": 90,
    "b": 153
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 280.952,
    "s": 25.926,
    "l": 47.647
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53847,
    "c": 0.10674,
    "h": 314.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.14599
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#855A99

secondary

#A2B798

accent

#C26583

background

#FAF8FB

surface

#F4F0F6

border

#CECBD0

text

#100B11

muted

#7F7C80

Preview Lab

Preview with #855A99

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

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