#855C8B#855C8B

#855C8B is a mid, moderate purple. Relative luminance 0.145; OKLCH L 53.5% C 0.086 H 322.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.38:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#855C8B
RGB	rgb(133, 92, 139)
HSL	hsl(292, 20%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(292, 34%, 55%)
CMYK	cmyk(4.3%, 33.8%, 0%, 45.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.95, 25.27, -19.41)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.95, 31.86, 322.46°)
OKLab	oklab(53.55% 0.0682 -0.0529)
OKLCH	oklch(53.55% 0.086 322.2)
XYZ	xyz(18.1597, 14.5055, 26.2643)
Luminance	0.1451 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#855C8B #628B5C

analogous

#6D5C8B #855C8B #8B5C79

triadic

#855C8B #8B855C #5C8B85

tetradic

#855C8B #8B6D5C #628B5C #5C798B

square

#855C8B #8B6D5C #628B5C #5C798B

split-complementary

#855C8B #798B5C #5C8B6D

monochromatic

#3F2B41 #624466 #855C8B #A37CA8 #BDA1C1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.38

#855C8B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.90

#855C8B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #855C8B

5.38:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##855C8B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##855C8B	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)

#57678D

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#616C89

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#86616D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6A6A6A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #855c8b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 92, 139);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.5% 0.086 322.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#a98bad',
    500: '#855c8b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #855c8b;
$custom-light: #a98bad;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#855c8b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 133,
    "g": 92,
    "b": 139
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 292.34,
    "s": 20.346,
    "l": 45.294
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53548,
    "c": 0.0863,
    "h": 322.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.14505
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#855C8B

secondary

#97AF94

accent

#BD6B75

background

#FAF8FA

surface

#F4F0F4

border

#CECBCE

text

#100C10

muted

#7F7D7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #855C8B

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

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