#855C99#855C99

#855C99 is a mid, moderate purple. Relative luminance 0.149; OKLCH L 54.2% C 0.103 H 314.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.27:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#855C99
RGB	rgb(133, 92, 153)
HSL	hsl(280, 25%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(280, 40%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(13.1%, 39.9%, 0%, 40%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.55, 28.31, -26.85)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.55, 39.01, 316.52°)
OKLab	oklab(54.2% 0.0717 -0.074)
OKLCH	oklch(54.2% 0.103 314.1)
XYZ	xyz(19.2489, 14.9411, 32.0007)
Luminance	0.1494 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#855C99 #70995C

analogous

#665C99 #855C99 #995C8E

triadic

#855C99 #99855C #5C9985

tetradic

#855C99 #99665C #70995C #5C8E99

square

#855C99 #99665C #70995C #5C8E99

split-complementary

#855C99 #8E995C #5C9966

monochromatic

#432E4D #644573 #855C99 #A280B2 #BEA6C9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.27

#855C99 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.99

#855C99 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #855C99

5.27:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##855C99	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##855C99	1.00	5.27	3.99	5.27
#FFFFFF	5.27	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.99	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.27	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#51699B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5B6D97

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#846473

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6C6C6C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #855c99;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 92, 153);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.2% 0.103 314.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#a98bb7',
    500: '#855c99',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #855c99;
$custom-light: #a98bb7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#855c99",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 133,
    "g": 92,
    "b": 153
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 280.328,
    "s": 24.898,
    "l": 48.039
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54204,
    "c": 0.10307,
    "h": 314.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.14941
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#855C99

secondary

#A3B799

accent

#C16684

background

#FAF8FB

surface

#F4F0F6

border

#CECBD0

text

#100C11

muted

#7F7D80

Preview Lab

Preview with #855C99

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

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