#855C8A#855C8A

#855C8A is a mid, moderate purple. Relative luminance 0.145; OKLCH L 53.5% C 0.085 H 322.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.39:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#855C8A
RGB	rgb(133, 92, 138)
HSL	hsl(293, 20%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(293, 33%, 54%)
CMYK	cmyk(3.6%, 33.3%, 0%, 45.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.91, 25.06, -18.88)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.91, 31.37, 323.01°)
OKLab	oklab(53.5% 0.0679 -0.0514)
OKLCH	oklch(53.5% 0.085 322.9)
XYZ	xyz(18.0869, 14.4764, 25.8813)
Luminance	0.1448 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#855C8A #618A5C

analogous

#6E5C8A #855C8A #8A5C78

triadic

#855C8A #8A855C #5C8A85

tetradic

#855C8A #8A6E5C #618A5C #5C788A

square

#855C8A #8A6E5C #618A5C #5C788A

split-complementary

#855C8A #788A5C #5C8A6E

monochromatic

#3E2B41 #624465 #855C8A #A37CA7 #BDA0C0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.39

#855C8A on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.90

#855C8A on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #855C8A

5.39:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##855C8A	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##855C8A	1.00	5.39	3.90	5.39
#FFFFFF	5.39	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.90	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.39	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#57678C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#616C88

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#87616D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6A6A6A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #855c8a;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 92, 138);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.5% 0.085 322.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#a98bac',
    500: '#855c8a',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #855c8a;
$custom-light: #a98bac;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#855c8a",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 133,
    "g": 92,
    "b": 138
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 293.478,
    "s": 20,
    "l": 45.098
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53504,
    "c": 0.08515,
    "h": 322.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.14476
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#855C8A

secondary

#97AE94

accent

#BD6B74

background

#FAF8FA

surface

#F4F0F4

border

#CECBCE

text

#100C10

muted

#7F7D7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #855C8A

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

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