#855B8A#855B8A

#855B8A is a mid, moderate purple. Relative luminance 0.143; OKLCH L 53.3% C 0.087 H 323.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.44:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#855B8A
RGB	rgb(133, 91, 138)
HSL	hsl(294, 21%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(294, 34%, 54%)
CMYK	cmyk(3.6%, 34.1%, 0%, 45.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.67, 25.64, -19.25)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.67, 32.06, 323.11°)
OKLab	oklab(53.32% 0.0695 -0.0524)
OKLCH	oklch(53.32% 0.087 323)
XYZ	xyz(18.0009, 14.3043, 25.8526)
Luminance	0.1430 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#855B8A #608A5B

analogous

#6E5B8A #855B8A #8A5B78

triadic

#855B8A #8A855B #5B8A85

tetradic

#855B8A #8A6E5B #608A5B #5B788A

square

#855B8A #8A6E5B #608A5B #5B788A

split-complementary

#855B8A #788A5B #5B8A6E

monochromatic

#3E2A40 #614365 #855B8A #A37BA8 #BD9FC0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.44

#855B8A on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.86

#855B8A on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #855B8A

5.44:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##855B8A	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##855B8A	1.00	5.44	3.86	5.44
#FFFFFF	5.44	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.86	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.44	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#56678C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#616B88

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#87606C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6A6A6A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #855b8a;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 91, 138);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.3% 0.087 323.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#a98aac',
    500: '#855b8a',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #855b8a;
$custom-light: #a98aac;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#855b8a",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 133,
    "g": 91,
    "b": 138
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 293.617,
    "s": 20.524,
    "l": 44.902
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5332,
    "c": 0.08707,
    "h": 323
  },
  "luminance": 0.14304
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#855B8A

secondary

#96AE93

accent

#BD6B73

background

#FAF8FA

surface

#F4F0F4

border

#CECBCE

text

#100C10

muted

#7F7D7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #855B8A

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

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