#855E80#855E80

#855E80 is a mid, moderate purple. Relative luminance 0.145; OKLCH L 53.5% C 0.070 H 331.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.37:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#855E80
RGB	rgb(133, 94, 128)
HSL	hsl(308, 17%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(308, 29%, 52%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 29.3%, 3.8%, 47.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.01, 21.85, -12.70)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.01, 25.27, 329.84°)
OKLab	oklab(53.46% 0.0616 -0.0341)
OKLCH	oklch(53.46% 0.07 331)
XYZ	xyz(17.5716, 14.5511, 22.3009)
Luminance	0.1455 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#855E80 #5E8563

analogous

#775E85 #855E80 #855E6D

triadic

#855E80 #80855E #5E8085

tetradic

#855E80 #85775E #5E8563 #5E6D85

square

#855E80 #85775E #5E8563 #5E6D85

split-complementary

#855E80 #6D855E #5E8577

monochromatic

#3D2B3B #61455D #855E80 #A37D9E #BCA1B9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.37

#855E80 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.91

#855E80 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #855E80

5.37:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##855E80	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##855E80	1.00	5.37	3.91	5.37
#FFFFFF	5.37	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.91	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.37	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5D6781

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#666C7F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#88606A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6A6A6A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #855e80;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 94, 128);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.5% 0.070 331.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#a98ca5',
    500: '#855e80',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #855e80;
$custom-light: #a98ca5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#855e80",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 133,
    "g": 94,
    "b": 128
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 307.692,
    "s": 17.181,
    "l": 44.51
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53456,
    "c": 0.07038,
    "h": 331
  },
  "luminance": 0.1455
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#855E80

secondary

#94AB97

accent

#BA786E

background

#FAF8FA

surface

#F4F0F4

border

#CECBCE

text

#100C0F

muted

#7F7D7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #855E80

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

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