#855E89#855E89

#855E89 is a mid, moderate purple. Relative luminance 0.148; OKLCH L 53.8% C 0.080 H 323.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.30:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#855E89
RGB	rgb(133, 94, 137)
HSL	hsl(294, 19%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(294, 31%, 54%)
CMYK	cmyk(2.9%, 31.4%, 0%, 46.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.36, 23.67, -17.59)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.36, 29.49, 323.39°)
OKLab	oklab(53.83% 0.0644 -0.0478)
OKLCH	oklch(53.83% 0.08 323.4)
XYZ	xyz(18.1904, 14.7986, 25.5603)
Luminance	0.1480 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#855E89 #62895E

analogous

#6F5E89 #855E89 #895E77

triadic

#855E89 #89855E #5E8985

tetradic

#855E89 #896F5E #62895E #5E7789

square

#855E89 #896F5E #62895E #5E7789

split-complementary

#855E89 #77895E #5E896F

monochromatic

#3F2C40 #624565 #855E89 #A37EA6 #BDA2BF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.30

#855E89 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.96

#855E89 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #855E89

5.30:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##855E89	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##855E89	1.00	5.30	3.96	5.30
#FFFFFF	5.30	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.96	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.30	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5A688B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#636D88

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#87626E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6B6B6B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #855e89;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 94, 137);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.8% 0.080 323.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#a98cab',
    500: '#855e89',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #855e89;
$custom-light: #a98cab;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#855e89",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 133,
    "g": 94,
    "b": 137
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 294.419,
    "s": 18.615,
    "l": 45.294
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53831,
    "c": 0.08015,
    "h": 323.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.14798
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#855E89

secondary

#97AE95

accent

#BB6D74

background

#FAF8FA

surface

#F4F0F4

border

#CECBCE

text

#100C10

muted

#7F7D7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #855E89

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

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