#855C97#855C97

#855C97 is a mid, moderate purple. Relative luminance 0.149; OKLCH L 54.1% C 0.101 H 315.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.28:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#855C97
RGB	rgb(133, 92, 151)
HSL	hsl(282, 24%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(282, 39%, 59%)
CMYK	cmyk(11.9%, 39.1%, 0%, 40.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.46, 27.86, -25.80)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.46, 37.97, 317.20°)
OKLab	oklab(54.11% 0.0712 -0.071)
OKLCH	oklch(54.11% 0.101 315.1)
XYZ	xyz(19.0851, 14.8756, 31.1381)
Luminance	0.1487 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#855C97 #6E975C

analogous

#675C97 #855C97 #975C8B

triadic

#855C97 #97855C #5C9785

tetradic

#855C97 #97675C #6E975C #5C8B97

square

#855C97 #97675C #6E975C #5C8B97

split-complementary

#855C97 #8B975C #5C9767

monochromatic

#422E4B #644571 #855C97 #A27FB1 #BEA5C8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.28

#855C97 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.97

#855C97 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #855C97

5.28:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##855C97	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##855C97	1.00	5.28	3.97	5.28
#FFFFFF	5.28	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.97	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.28	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#526999

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5C6D95

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#846472

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6C6C6C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #855c97;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 92, 151);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.1% 0.101 315.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#a98bb6',
    500: '#855c97',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #855c97;
$custom-light: #a98bb6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#855c97",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 133,
    "g": 92,
    "b": 151
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 281.695,
    "s": 24.28,
    "l": 47.647
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54106,
    "c": 0.10061,
    "h": 315.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.14875
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#855C97

secondary

#A2B699

accent

#C16782

background

#FAF8FB

surface

#F4F0F6

border

#CECBD0

text

#100C11

muted

#7F7D80

Preview Lab

Preview with #855C97

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

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