#855E85#855E85

#855E85 is a mid, moderate purple. Relative luminance 0.147; OKLCH L 53.7% C 0.076 H 326.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.33:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#855E85
RGB	rgb(133, 94, 133)
HSL	hsl(300, 17%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(300, 29%, 52%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 29.3%, 0%, 47.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.20, 22.85, -15.42)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.20, 27.57, 325.98°)
OKLab	oklab(53.66% 0.0632 -0.0417)
OKLCH	oklch(53.66% 0.076 326.6)
XYZ	xyz(17.9088, 14.6860, 24.0771)
Luminance	0.1469 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#855E85 #5E855E

analogous

#725E85 #855E85 #855E72

triadic

#855E85 #85855E #5E8585

tetradic

#855E85 #85725E #5E855E #5E7285

square

#855E85 #85725E #5E855E #5E7285

split-complementary

#855E85 #72855E #5E8572

monochromatic

#3D2B3D #614561 #855E85 #A37DA3 #BCA1BC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.33

#855E85 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.94

#855E85 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #855E85

5.33:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##855E85	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##855E85	1.00	5.33	3.94	5.33
#FFFFFF	5.33	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.94	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.33	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5B6887

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#656D84

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#87616C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6B6B6B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #855e85;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 94, 133);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.7% 0.076 326.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#a98ca8',
    500: '#855e85',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #855e85;
$custom-light: #a98ca8;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#855e85",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 133,
    "g": 94,
    "b": 133
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 300,
    "s": 17.181,
    "l": 44.51
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53661,
    "c": 0.07568,
    "h": 326.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.14685
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#855E85

secondary

#94AB94

accent

#BA6E6E

background

#FAF8FA

surface

#F4F0F4

border

#CECBCE

text

#100C0F

muted

#7F7D7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #855E85

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

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