#855E87#855E87

#855E87 is a mid, moderate purple. Relative luminance 0.147; OKLCH L 53.7% C 0.078 H 325.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.32:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#855E87
RGB	rgb(133, 94, 135)
HSL	hsl(297, 18%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(297, 30%, 53%)
CMYK	cmyk(1.5%, 30.4%, 0%, 47.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.28, 23.26, -16.51)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.28, 28.52, 324.63°)
OKLab	oklab(53.75% 0.0638 -0.0447)
OKLCH	oklch(53.75% 0.078 325)
XYZ	xyz(18.0483, 14.7418, 24.8117)
Luminance	0.1474 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#855E87 #60875E

analogous

#705E87 #855E87 #875E75

triadic

#855E87 #87855E #5E8785

tetradic

#855E87 #87705E #60875E #5E7587

square

#855E87 #87705E #60875E #5E7587

split-complementary

#855E87 #75875E #5E8770

monochromatic

#3E2C3F #614563 #855E87 #A37DA5 #BDA2BE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.32

#855E87 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.95

#855E87 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #855E87

5.32:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##855E87	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##855E87	1.00	5.32	3.95	5.32
#FFFFFF	5.32	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.95	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.32	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5B6889

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#646D86

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#87626D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6B6B6B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #855e87;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 94, 135);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.7% 0.078 325.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#a98caa',
    500: '#855e87',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #855e87;
$custom-light: #a98caa;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#855e87",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 133,
    "g": 94,
    "b": 135
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 297.073,
    "s": 17.904,
    "l": 44.902
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53746,
    "c": 0.07789,
    "h": 325
  },
  "luminance": 0.14741
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#855E87

secondary

#96AC95

accent

#BB6D71

background

#FAF8FA

surface

#F4F0F4

border

#CECBCE

text

#100C10

muted

#7F7D7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #855E87

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

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