#855D97#855D97

#855D97 is a mid, moderate purple. Relative luminance 0.150; OKLCH L 54.3% C 0.099 H 314.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.24:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#855D97
RGB	rgb(133, 93, 151)
HSL	hsl(281, 24%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(281, 38%, 59%)
CMYK	cmyk(11.9%, 38.4%, 0%, 40.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.70, 27.28, -25.42)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.70, 37.29, 317.01°)
OKLab	oklab(54.29% 0.0697 -0.07)
OKLCH	oklch(54.29% 0.099 314.9)
XYZ	xyz(19.1723, 15.0500, 31.1671)
Luminance	0.1505 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#855D97 #6F975D

analogous

#685D97 #855D97 #975D8C

triadic

#855D97 #97855D #5D9785

tetradic

#855D97 #97685D #6F975D #5D8C97

square

#855D97 #97685D #6F975D #5D8C97

split-complementary

#855D97 #8C975D #5D9768

monochromatic

#422E4B #644671 #855D97 #A280B1 #BEA6C8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.24

#855D97 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.01

#855D97 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #855D97

5.24:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##855D97	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##855D97	1.00	5.24	4.01	5.24
#FFFFFF	5.24	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.01	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.24	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#536A99

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5D6D95

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#846573

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6C6C6C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #855d97;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 93, 151);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.3% 0.099 314.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#a98bb6',
    500: '#855d97',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #855d97;
$custom-light: #a98bb6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#855d97",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 133,
    "g": 93,
    "b": 151
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 281.379,
    "s": 23.77,
    "l": 47.843
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54287,
    "c": 0.09876,
    "h": 314.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.1505
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#855D97

secondary

#A2B699

accent

#C06883

background

#FAF8FB

surface

#F4F0F6

border

#CECBD0

text

#100C11

muted

#7F7D80

Preview Lab

Preview with #855D97

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

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