#855D85#855D85

#855D85 is a mid, moderate purple. Relative luminance 0.145; OKLCH L 53.5% C 0.078 H 326.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.38:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#855D85
RGB	rgb(133, 93, 133)
HSL	hsl(300, 18%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(300, 30%, 52%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 30.1%, 0%, 47.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.95, 23.44, -15.80)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.95, 28.27, 326.02°)
OKLab	oklab(53.47% 0.0648 -0.0427)
OKLCH	oklch(53.47% 0.078 326.6)
XYZ	xyz(17.8205, 14.5093, 24.0476)
Luminance	0.1451 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#855D85 #5D855D

analogous

#715D85 #855D85 #855D71

triadic

#855D85 #85855D #5D8585

tetradic

#855D85 #85715D #5D855D #5D7185

square

#855D85 #85715D #5D855D #5D7185

split-complementary

#855D85 #71855D #5D8571

monochromatic

#3D2B3D #614461 #855D85 #A37CA3 #BDA0BD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.38

#855D85 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.90

#855D85 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #855D85

5.38:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##855D85	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##855D85	1.00	5.38	3.90	5.38
#FFFFFF	5.38	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.90	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.38	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5A6787

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#646C84

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#87606B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6A6A6A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #855d85;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 93, 133);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.5% 0.078 326.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#a98ba8',
    500: '#855d85',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #855d85;
$custom-light: #a98ba8;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#855d85",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 133,
    "g": 93,
    "b": 133
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 300,
    "s": 17.699,
    "l": 44.314
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53473,
    "c": 0.07763,
    "h": 326.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.14509
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#855D85

secondary

#93AB93

accent

#BA6D6D

background

#FAF8FA

surface

#F4F0F4

border

#CECBCE

text

#100C0F

muted

#7F7D7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #855D85

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

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