#855B91#855B91

#855B91 is a mid, moderate purple. Relative luminance 0.145; OKLCH L 53.6% C 0.095 H 318.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.38:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#855B91
RGB	rgb(133, 91, 145)
HSL	hsl(287, 23%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(287, 37%, 57%)
CMYK	cmyk(8.3%, 37.2%, 0%, 43.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.96, 27.13, -22.99)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.96, 35.56, 319.72°)
OKLab	oklab(53.64% 0.0714 -0.063)
OKLCH	oklch(53.64% 0.095 318.6)
XYZ	xyz(18.5241, 14.5136, 28.6082)
Luminance	0.1451 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#855B91 #67915B

analogous

#6A5B91 #855B91 #915B82

triadic

#855B91 #91855B #5B9185

tetradic

#855B91 #916A5B #67915B #5B8291

square

#855B91 #916A5B #67915B #5B8291

split-complementary

#855B91 #82915B #5B916A

monochromatic

#402C46 #63436B #855B91 #A27CAD #BDA2C5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.38

#855B91 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.90

#855B91 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #855B91

5.38:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##855B91	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##855B91	1.00	5.38	3.90	5.38
#FFFFFF	5.38	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.90	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.38	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#546893

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5E6C8F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#85616F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6A6A6A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #855b91;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 91, 145);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.6% 0.095 318.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#a98ab1',
    500: '#855b91',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #855b91;
$custom-light: #a98ab1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#855b91",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 133,
    "g": 91,
    "b": 145
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 286.667,
    "s": 22.881,
    "l": 46.275
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5364,
    "c": 0.09523,
    "h": 318.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.14513
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#855B91

secondary

#9CB295

accent

#BF687C

background

#FAF8FA

surface

#F4F0F5

border

#CECBCF

text

#100C10

muted

#7F7D7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #855B91

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

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