#855B85#855B85

#855B85 is a mid, moderate purple. Relative luminance 0.142; OKLCH L 53.1% C 0.082 H 326.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.48:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#855B85
RGB	rgb(133, 91, 133)
HSL	hsl(300, 19%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(300, 32%, 52%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 31.6%, 0%, 47.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.47, 24.62, -16.55)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.47, 29.66, 326.09°)
OKLab	oklab(53.1% 0.0681 -0.0448)
OKLCH	oklch(53.1% 0.082 326.6)
XYZ	xyz(17.6472, 14.1628, 23.9899)
Luminance	0.1416 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#855B85 #5B855B

analogous

#705B85 #855B85 #855B70

triadic

#855B85 #85855B #5B8585

tetradic

#855B85 #85705B #5B855B #5B7085

square

#855B85 #85705B #5B855B #5B7085

split-complementary

#855B85 #70855B #5B8570

monochromatic

#3C293C #614261 #855B85 #A47AA4 #BD9EBD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.48

#855B85 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.83

#855B85 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #855B85

5.48:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##855B85	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##855B85	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)

#586687

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#626B84

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#885F6A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#696969

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #855b85;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 91, 133);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.1% 0.082 326.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#a98aa8',
    500: '#855b85',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #855b85;
$custom-light: #a98aa8;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#855b85",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 133,
    "g": 91,
    "b": 133
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 300,
    "s": 18.75,
    "l": 43.922
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53101,
    "c": 0.0815,
    "h": 326.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.14162
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#855B85

secondary

#91AB91

accent

#BB6C6C

background

#FAF8FA

surface

#F4F0F4

border

#CECBCE

text

#100C0F

muted

#7F7D7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #855B85

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

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