#855C8D#855C8D

#855C8D is a mid, moderate purple. Relative luminance 0.146; OKLCH L 53.6% C 0.089 H 320.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.37:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#855C8D
RGB	rgb(133, 92, 141)
HSL	hsl(290, 21%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(290, 35%, 55%)
CMYK	cmyk(5.7%, 34.8%, 0%, 44.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.03, 25.69, -20.49)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.03, 32.86, 321.43°)
OKLab	oklab(53.64% 0.0687 -0.0559)
OKLCH	oklch(53.64% 0.089 320.9)
XYZ	xyz(18.3071, 14.5645, 27.0410)
Luminance	0.1456 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#855C8D #648D5C

analogous

#6C5C8D #855C8D #8D5C7C

triadic

#855C8D #8D855C #5C8D85

tetradic

#855C8D #8D6C5C #648D5C #5C7C8D

square

#855C8D #8D6C5C #648D5C #5C7C8D

split-complementary

#855C8D #7C8D5C #5C8D6C

monochromatic

#3F2C43 #624468 #855C8D #A27CAA #BDA1C2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.37

#855C8D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.91

#855C8D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #855C8D

5.37:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##855C8D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##855C8D	1.00	5.37	3.91	5.37
#FFFFFF	5.37	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.91	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.37	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#56688F

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#606C8B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#86616E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6B6B6B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #855c8d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 92, 141);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.6% 0.089 320.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#a98bae',
    500: '#855c8d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #855c8d;
$custom-light: #a98bae;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#855c8d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 133,
    "g": 92,
    "b": 141
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 290.204,
    "s": 21.03,
    "l": 45.686
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53638,
    "c": 0.08861,
    "h": 320.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.14564
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#855C8D

secondary

#99B095

accent

#BE6A78

background

#FAF8FA

surface

#F4F0F4

border

#CECBCE

text

#100C10

muted

#7F7D7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #855C8D

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

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