#855C8E#855C8E

#855C8E is a mid, moderate purple. Relative luminance 0.146; OKLCH L 53.7% C 0.090 H 320.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.36:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#855C8E
RGB	rgb(133, 92, 142)
HSL	hsl(289, 21%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(289, 35%, 56%)
CMYK	cmyk(6.3%, 35.2%, 0%, 44.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.07, 25.90, -21.02)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.07, 33.36, 320.94°)
OKLab	oklab(53.68% 0.069 -0.0574)
OKLCH	oklch(53.68% 0.09 320.2)
XYZ	xyz(18.3819, 14.5944, 27.4346)
Luminance	0.1459 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#855C8E #658E5C

analogous

#6C5C8E #855C8E #8E5C7E

triadic

#855C8E #8E855C #5C8E85

tetradic

#855C8E #8E6C5C #658E5C #5C7E8E

square

#855C8E #8E6C5C #658E5C #5C7E8E

split-complementary

#855C8E #7E8E5C #5C8E6C

monochromatic

#3F2C44 #624469 #855C8E #A27DAB #BDA2C3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.36

#855C8E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.92

#855C8E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #855C8E

5.36:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##855C8E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##855C8E	1.00	5.36	3.92	5.36
#FFFFFF	5.36	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.92	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.36	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#566890

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#606C8C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#86626E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6B6B6B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #855c8e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 92, 142);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.7% 0.090 320.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#a98baf',
    500: '#855c8e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #855c8e;
$custom-light: #a98baf;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#855c8e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 133,
    "g": 92,
    "b": 142
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 289.2,
    "s": 21.368,
    "l": 45.882
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53683,
    "c": 0.08979,
    "h": 320.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.14594
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#855C8E

secondary

#9AB195

accent

#BE6A79

background

#FAF8FA

surface

#F4F0F4

border

#CECBCE

text

#100C10

muted

#7F7D7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #855C8E

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

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