#855E82#855E82

#855E82 is a mid, moderate purple. Relative luminance 0.146; OKLCH L 53.5% C 0.072 H 329.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.36:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#855E82
RGB	rgb(133, 94, 130)
HSL	hsl(305, 17%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(305, 29%, 52%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 29.3%, 2.3%, 47.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.09, 22.24, -13.79)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.09, 26.17, 328.20°)
OKLab	oklab(53.54% 0.0622 -0.0371)
OKLCH	oklch(53.54% 0.072 329.2)
XYZ	xyz(17.7045, 14.6043, 23.0011)
Luminance	0.1460 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#855E82 #5E8561

analogous

#755E85 #855E82 #855E6F

triadic

#855E82 #82855E #5E8285

tetradic

#855E82 #85755E #5E8561 #5E6F85

square

#855E82 #85755E #5E8561 #5E6F85

split-complementary

#855E82 #6F855E #5E8575

monochromatic

#3D2B3C #61455F #855E82 #A37DA0 #BCA1BA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.36

#855E82 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.92

#855E82 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #855E82

5.36:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##855E82	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##855E82	1.00	5.36	3.92	5.36
#FFFFFF	5.36	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.92	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.36	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5C6783

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#666D81

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#88616B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6B6B6B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #855e82;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 94, 130);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.5% 0.072 329.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#a98ca6',
    500: '#855e82',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #855e82;
$custom-light: #a98ca6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#855e82",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 133,
    "g": 94,
    "b": 130
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 304.615,
    "s": 17.181,
    "l": 44.51
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53537,
    "c": 0.07245,
    "h": 329.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.14604
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#855E82

secondary

#94AB96

accent

#BA746E

background

#FAF8FA

surface

#F4F0F4

border

#CECBCE

text

#100C0F

muted

#7F7D7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #855E82

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

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