#855A9A#855A9A

#855A9A is a mid, moderate purple. Relative luminance 0.146; OKLCH L 53.9% C 0.108 H 314.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.35:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#855A9A
RGB	rgb(133, 90, 154)
HSL	hsl(280, 26%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(280, 42%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(13.6%, 41.6%, 0%, 39.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.13, 29.70, -28.11)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.13, 40.89, 316.58°)
OKLab	oklab(53.9% 0.075 -0.0776)
OKLCH	oklch(53.9% 0.108 314)
XYZ	xyz(19.1608, 14.6324, 32.3805)
Luminance	0.1463 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#855A9A #6F9A5A

analogous

#655A9A #855A9A #9A5A8F

triadic

#855A9A #9A855A #5A9A85

tetradic

#855A9A #9A655A #6F9A5A #5A8F9A

square

#855A9A #9A655A #6F9A5A #5A8F9A

split-complementary

#855A9A #8F9A5A #5A9A65

monochromatic

#422D4D #644373 #855A9A #A27EB3 #BEA4CA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.35

#855A9A on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.93

#855A9A on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #855A9A

5.35:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##855A9A	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##855A9A	1.00	5.35	3.93	5.35
#FFFFFF	5.35	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.93	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.35	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4E689C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#596C98

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#846373

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6B6B6B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #855a9a;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 90, 154);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.9% 0.108 314.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#a989b8',
    500: '#855a9a',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #855a9a;
$custom-light: #a989b8;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#855a9a",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 133,
    "g": 90,
    "b": 154
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 280.313,
    "s": 26.23,
    "l": 47.843
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53897,
    "c": 0.10796,
    "h": 314
  },
  "luminance": 0.14632
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#855A9A

secondary

#A2B898

accent

#C36584

background

#FAF8FB

surface

#F4F0F6

border

#CECBD0

text

#100B11

muted

#7F7C80

Preview Lab

Preview with #855A9A

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

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