#855B8D#855B8D

#855B8D is a mid, moderate purple. Relative luminance 0.144; OKLCH L 53.5% C 0.091 H 321.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.41:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#855B8D
RGB	rgb(133, 91, 141)
HSL	hsl(290, 22%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(290, 35%, 55%)
CMYK	cmyk(5.7%, 35.5%, 0%, 44.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.79, 26.28, -20.86)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.79, 33.55, 321.56°)
OKLab	oklab(53.46% 0.0703 -0.057)
OKLCH	oklch(53.46% 0.091 321)
XYZ	xyz(18.2211, 14.3923, 27.0123)
Luminance	0.1439 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#855B8D #638D5B

analogous

#6C5B8D #855B8D #8D5B7C

triadic

#855B8D #8D855B #5B8D85

tetradic

#855B8D #8D6C5B #638D5B #5B7C8D

square

#855B8D #8D6C5B #638D5B #5B7C8D

split-complementary

#855B8D #7C8D5B #5B8D6C

monochromatic

#3F2B43 #624368 #855B8D #A27BAA #BDA0C2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.41

#855B8D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.88

#855B8D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #855B8D

5.41:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##855B8D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##855B8D	1.00	5.41	3.88	5.41
#FFFFFF	5.41	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.88	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.41	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#55678F

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5F6C8B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#86616D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6A6A6A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #855b8d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 91, 141);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.5% 0.091 321.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#a98aae',
    500: '#855b8d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #855b8d;
$custom-light: #a98aae;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#855b8d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 133,
    "g": 91,
    "b": 141
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 290.4,
    "s": 21.552,
    "l": 45.49
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53455,
    "c": 0.09052,
    "h": 321
  },
  "luminance": 0.14392
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#855B8D

secondary

#98B094

accent

#BE6A77

background

#FAF8FA

surface

#F4F0F4

border

#CECBCE

text

#100C10

muted

#7F7D7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #855B8D

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

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