#855B97#855B97

#855B97 is a mid, moderate purple. Relative luminance 0.147; OKLCH L 53.9% C 0.102 H 315.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.33:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#855B97
RGB	rgb(133, 91, 151)
HSL	hsl(282, 25%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(282, 40%, 59%)
CMYK	cmyk(11.9%, 39.7%, 0%, 40.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.23, 28.45, -26.17)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.23, 38.65, 317.39°)
OKLab	oklab(53.93% 0.0728 -0.0721)
OKLCH	oklch(53.93% 0.102 315.3)
XYZ	xyz(18.9990, 14.7035, 31.1094)
Luminance	0.1470 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#855B97 #6D975B

analogous

#675B97 #855B97 #975B8B

triadic

#855B97 #97855B #5B9785

tetradic

#855B97 #97675B #6D975B #5B8B97

square

#855B97 #97675B #6D975B #5B8B97

split-complementary

#855B97 #8B975B #5B9767

monochromatic

#422D4B #634471 #855B97 #A27EB1 #BDA4C8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.33

#855B97 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.94

#855B97 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #855B97

5.33:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##855B97	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##855B97	1.00	5.33	3.94	5.33
#FFFFFF	5.33	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.94	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.33	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#516899

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5B6C95

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#846372

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6B6B6B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #855b97;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 91, 151);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.9% 0.102 315.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#a98ab6',
    500: '#855b97',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #855b97;
$custom-light: #a98ab6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#855b97",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 133,
    "g": 91,
    "b": 151
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 282,
    "s": 24.793,
    "l": 47.451
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53927,
    "c": 0.10246,
    "h": 315.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.14703
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#855B97

secondary

#A1B698

accent

#C16782

background

#FAF8FB

surface

#F4F0F6

border

#CECBD0

text

#100C11

muted

#7F7D80

Preview Lab

Preview with #855B97

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

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