#855D8A#855D8A

#855D8A is a mid, moderate purple. Relative luminance 0.146; OKLCH L 53.7% C 0.083 H 322.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.34:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#855D8A
RGB	rgb(133, 93, 138)
HSL	hsl(293, 19%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(293, 33%, 54%)
CMYK	cmyk(3.6%, 32.6%, 0%, 45.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.15, 24.47, -18.50)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.15, 30.68, 322.90°)
OKLab	oklab(53.69% 0.0663 -0.0503)
OKLCH	oklch(53.69% 0.083 322.8)
XYZ	xyz(18.1741, 14.6508, 25.9104)
Luminance	0.1465 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#855D8A #628A5D

analogous

#6E5D8A #855D8A #8A5D79

triadic

#855D8A #8A855D #5D8A85

tetradic

#855D8A #8A6E5D #628A5D #5D798A

square

#855D8A #8A6E5D #628A5D #5D798A

split-complementary

#855D8A #798A5D #5D8A6E

monochromatic

#3F2C41 #624465 #855D8A #A37DA7 #BDA1C0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.34

#855D8A on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.93

#855D8A on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #855D8A

5.34:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##855D8A	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##855D8A	1.00	5.34	3.93	5.34
#FFFFFF	5.34	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.93	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.34	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#59688C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#626C88

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#87626D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6B6B6B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #855d8a;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 93, 138);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.7% 0.083 322.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#a98bac',
    500: '#855d8a',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #855d8a;
$custom-light: #a98bac;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#855d8a",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 133,
    "g": 93,
    "b": 138
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 293.333,
    "s": 19.481,
    "l": 45.294
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53689,
    "c": 0.08323,
    "h": 322.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.1465
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#855D8A

secondary

#97AE95

accent

#BC6C75

background

#FAF8FA

surface

#F4F0F4

border

#CECBCE

text

#100C10

muted

#7F7D7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #855D8A

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

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