#855C8F#855C8F

#855C8F is a mid, moderate purple. Relative luminance 0.146; OKLCH L 53.7% C 0.091 H 319.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.35:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#855C8F
RGB	rgb(133, 92, 143)
HSL	hsl(288, 22%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(288, 36%, 56%)
CMYK	cmyk(7%, 35.7%, 0%, 43.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.12, 26.11, -21.56)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.12, 33.86, 320.46°)
OKLab	oklab(53.73% 0.0693 -0.0589)
OKLCH	oklch(53.73% 0.091 319.6)
XYZ	xyz(18.4573, 14.6245, 27.8318)
Luminance	0.1462 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#855C8F #668F5C

analogous

#6B5C8F #855C8F #8F5C7F

triadic

#855C8F #8F855C #5C8F85

tetradic

#855C8F #8F6B5C #668F5C #5C7F8F

square

#855C8F #8F6B5C #668F5C #5C7F8F

split-complementary

#855C8F #7F8F5C #5C8F6B

monochromatic

#402C45 #62446A #855C8F #A27DAB #BDA2C3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.35

#855C8F on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.92

#855C8F on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #855C8F

5.35:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##855C8F	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##855C8F	1.00	5.35	3.92	5.35
#FFFFFF	5.35	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.92	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.35	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#566891

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5F6C8D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#86626F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6B6B6B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #855c8f;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 92, 143);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.7% 0.091 319.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#a98bb0',
    500: '#855c8f',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #855c8f;
$custom-light: #a98bb0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#855c8f",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 133,
    "g": 92,
    "b": 143
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 288.235,
    "s": 21.702,
    "l": 46.078
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53729,
    "c": 0.09096,
    "h": 319.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.14624
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#855C8F

secondary

#9BB195

accent

#BE6A7A

background

#FAF8FA

surface

#F4F0F4

border

#CECBCE

text

#100C10

muted

#7F7D7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #855C8F

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

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