#855D96#855D96

#855D96 is a mid, moderate purple. Relative luminance 0.150; OKLCH L 54.2% C 0.098 H 315.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.25:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#855D96
RGB	rgb(133, 93, 150)
HSL	hsl(282, 23%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(282, 38%, 59%)
CMYK	cmyk(11.3%, 38%, 0%, 41.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.66, 27.05, -24.90)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.66, 36.77, 317.38°)
OKLab	oklab(54.24% 0.0695 -0.0685)
OKLCH	oklch(54.24% 0.098 315.4)
XYZ	xyz(19.0914, 15.0177, 30.7412)
Luminance	0.1502 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#855D96 #6E965D

analogous

#685D96 #855D96 #965D8B

triadic

#855D96 #96855D #5D9685

tetradic

#855D96 #96685D #6E965D #5D8B96

square

#855D96 #96685D #6E965D #5D8B96

split-complementary

#855D96 #8B965D #5D9668

monochromatic

#422E4A #644670 #855D96 #A280B0 #BEA6C8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.25

#855D96 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.00

#855D96 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #855D96

5.25:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##855D96	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##855D96	1.00	5.25	4.00	5.25
#FFFFFF	5.25	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.00	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.25	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#546A98

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5E6D94

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#846472

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6C6C6C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #855d96;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 93, 150);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.2% 0.098 315.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#a98bb5',
    500: '#855d96',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #855d96;
$custom-light: #a98bb5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#855d96",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 133,
    "g": 93,
    "b": 150
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 282.105,
    "s": 23.457,
    "l": 47.647
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54239,
    "c": 0.09753,
    "h": 315.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.15017
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#855D96

secondary

#A2B699

accent

#C06882

background

#FAF8FB

surface

#F4F0F6

border

#CECBD0

text

#100C11

muted

#7F7D80

Preview Lab

Preview with #855D96

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

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