#855E8A#855E8A

#855E8A is a mid, moderate purple. Relative luminance 0.148; OKLCH L 53.9% C 0.081 H 322.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.30:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#855E8A
RGB	rgb(133, 94, 138)
HSL	hsl(293, 19%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(293, 32%, 54%)
CMYK	cmyk(3.6%, 31.9%, 0%, 45.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.40, 23.88, -18.13)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.40, 29.98, 322.80°)
OKLab	oklab(53.87% 0.0647 -0.0493)
OKLCH	oklch(53.87% 0.081 322.7)
XYZ	xyz(18.2625, 14.8275, 25.9398)
Luminance	0.1483 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#855E8A #638A5E

analogous

#6F5E8A #855E8A #8A5E79

triadic

#855E8A #8A855E #5E8A85

tetradic

#855E8A #8A6F5E #638A5E #5E798A

square

#855E8A #8A6F5E #638A5E #5E798A

split-complementary

#855E8A #798A5E #5E8A6F

monochromatic

#3F2C41 #624566 #855E8A #A27EA7 #BDA2C0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.30

#855E8A on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.97

#855E8A on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #855E8A

5.30:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##855E8A	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##855E8A	1.00	5.30	3.97	5.30
#FFFFFF	5.30	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.97	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.30	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5A698C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#636D89

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#87626E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6B6B6B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #855e8a;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 94, 138);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.9% 0.081 322.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#a98cac',
    500: '#855e8a',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #855e8a;
$custom-light: #a98cac;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#855e8a",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 133,
    "g": 94,
    "b": 138
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 293.182,
    "s": 18.966,
    "l": 45.49
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53875,
    "c": 0.08131,
    "h": 322.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.14827
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#855E8A

secondary

#98AE96

accent

#BC6C75

background

#FAF8FA

surface

#F4F0F4

border

#CECBCE

text

#100C10

muted

#7F7D7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #855E8A

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

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