#855D99#855D99

#855D99 is a mid, moderate purple. Relative luminance 0.151; OKLCH L 54.4% C 0.101 H 313.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.22:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#855D99
RGB	rgb(133, 93, 153)
HSL	hsl(280, 24%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(280, 39%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(13.1%, 39.2%, 0%, 40%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.79, 27.72, -26.48)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.79, 38.33, 316.32°)
OKLab	oklab(54.38% 0.0702 -0.073)
OKLCH	oklch(54.38% 0.101 313.9)
XYZ	xyz(19.3361, 15.1155, 32.0298)
Luminance	0.1512 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#855D99 #71995D

analogous

#675D99 #855D99 #995D8F

triadic

#855D99 #99855D #5D9985

tetradic

#855D99 #99675D #71995D #5D8F99

square

#855D99 #99675D #71995D #5D8F99

split-complementary

#855D99 #8F995D #5D9967

monochromatic

#432F4D #644673 #855D99 #A281B2 #BEA7C9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.22

#855D99 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.02

#855D99 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #855D99

5.22:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##855D99	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##855D99	1.00	5.22	4.02	5.22
#FFFFFF	5.22	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.02	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.22	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#536A9B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5C6D97

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#846574

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6C6C6C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #855d99;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 93, 153);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.4% 0.101 313.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#a98bb7',
    500: '#855d99',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #855d99;
$custom-light: #a98bb7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#855d99",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 133,
    "g": 93,
    "b": 153
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 280,
    "s": 24.39,
    "l": 48.235
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54384,
    "c": 0.10124,
    "h": 313.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.15115
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#855D99

secondary

#A4B89A

accent

#C16785

background

#FAF8FB

surface

#F4F0F6

border

#CECBD0

text

#100C11

muted

#7F7D80

Preview Lab

Preview with #855D99

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

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