#855D8D#855D8D

#855D8D is a mid, moderate purple. Relative luminance 0.147; OKLCH L 53.8% C 0.087 H 320.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.32:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#855D8D
RGB	rgb(133, 93, 141)
HSL	hsl(290, 21%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(290, 34%, 55%)
CMYK	cmyk(5.7%, 34%, 0%, 44.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.27, 25.10, -20.11)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.27, 32.16, 321.29°)
OKLab	oklab(53.82% 0.0671 -0.0549)
OKLCH	oklch(53.82% 0.087 320.7)
XYZ	xyz(18.3943, 14.7389, 27.0701)
Luminance	0.1474 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#855D8D #658D5D

analogous

#6D5D8D #855D8D #8D5D7D

triadic

#855D8D #8D855D #5D8D85

tetradic

#855D8D #8D6D5D #658D5D #5D7D8D

square

#855D8D #8D6D5D #658D5D #5D7D8D

split-complementary

#855D8D #7D8D5D #5D8D6D

monochromatic

#3F2C43 #624568 #855D8D #A27EAA #BDA2C2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.32

#855D8D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.95

#855D8D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #855D8D

5.32:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##855D8D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##855D8D	1.00	5.32	3.95	5.32
#FFFFFF	5.32	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.95	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.32	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#57688F

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#616D8B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#86626F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6B6B6B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #855d8d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 93, 141);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.8% 0.087 320.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#a98bae',
    500: '#855d8d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #855d8d;
$custom-light: #a98bae;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#855d8d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 133,
    "g": 93,
    "b": 141
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 290,
    "s": 20.513,
    "l": 45.882
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53822,
    "c": 0.08671,
    "h": 320.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.14738
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#855D8D

secondary

#9AB096

accent

#BD6B78

background

#FAF8FA

surface

#F4F0F4

border

#CECBCE

text

#100C10

muted

#7F7D7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #855D8D

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

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