#855B99#855B99

#855B99 is a mid, moderate purple. Relative luminance 0.148; OKLCH L 54.0% C 0.105 H 314.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.31:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#855B99
RGB	rgb(133, 91, 153)
HSL	hsl(281, 25%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(281, 41%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(13.1%, 40.5%, 0%, 40%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.32, 28.89, -27.22)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.32, 39.69, 316.71°)
OKLab	oklab(54.03% 0.0733 -0.0751)
OKLCH	oklch(54.03% 0.105 314.3)
XYZ	xyz(19.1628, 14.7690, 31.9721)
Luminance	0.1477 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#855B99 #6F995B

analogous

#665B99 #855B99 #995B8E

triadic

#855B99 #99855B #5B9985

tetradic

#855B99 #99665B #6F995B #5B8E99

square

#855B99 #99665B #6F995B #5B8E99

split-complementary

#855B99 #8E995B #5B9966

monochromatic

#422D4C #644473 #855B99 #A27FB3 #BEA5C9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.31

#855B99 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.95

#855B99 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #855B99

5.31:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##855B99	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##855B99	1.00	5.31	3.95	5.31
#FFFFFF	5.31	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.95	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.31	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#50699B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5B6C97

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#846373

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6B6B6B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #855b99;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 91, 153);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.0% 0.105 314.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#a98ab7',
    500: '#855b99',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #855b99;
$custom-light: #a98ab7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#855b99",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 133,
    "g": 91,
    "b": 153
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 280.645,
    "s": 25.41,
    "l": 47.843
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54025,
    "c": 0.10491,
    "h": 314.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.14769
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#855B99

secondary

#A2B798

accent

#C26684

background

#FAF8FB

surface

#F4F0F6

border

#CECBD0

text

#100C11

muted

#7F7D80

Preview Lab

Preview with #855B99

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

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