#855E79#855E79

#855E79 is a mid, moderate pink. Relative luminance 0.144; OKLCH L 53.2% C 0.064 H 338.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.42:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#855E79
RGB	rgb(133, 94, 121)
HSL	hsl(318, 17%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(318, 29%, 52%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 29.3%, 9%, 47.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.76, 20.50, -8.84)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.76, 22.33, 336.66°)
OKLab	oklab(53.18% 0.0592 -0.0235)
OKLCH	oklch(53.18% 0.064 338.3)
XYZ	xyz(17.1266, 14.3731, 19.9576)
Luminance	0.1437 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	pink

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#855E79 #5E856A

analogous

#7E5E85 #855E79 #855E65

triadic

#855E79 #79855E #5E7985

tetradic

#855E79 #857E5E #5E856A #5E6585

square

#855E79 #857E5E #5E856A #5E6585

split-complementary

#855E79 #65855E #5E857E

monochromatic

#3D2B38 #614558 #855E79 #A37D97 #BCA1B4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.42

#855E79 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.87

#855E79 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #855E79

5.42:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##855E79	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##855E79	1.00	5.42	3.87	5.42
#FFFFFF	5.42	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.87	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.42	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5F667A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#686C78

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#895F67

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6A6A6A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #855e79;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 94, 121);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.2% 0.064 338.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#a98c9f',
    500: '#855e79',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #855e79;
$custom-light: #a98c9f;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#855e79",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 133,
    "g": 94,
    "b": 121
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 318.462,
    "s": 17.181,
    "l": 44.51
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53182,
    "c": 0.06366,
    "h": 338.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.14372
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#855E79

secondary

#94AB9B

accent

#BA856E

background

#FAF8F9

surface

#F4F0F2

border

#CECBCC

text

#100C0E

muted

#7F7D7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #855E79

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

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