#855E8D#855E8D

#855E8D is a mid, moderate purple. Relative luminance 0.149; OKLCH L 54.0% C 0.085 H 320.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.27:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#855E8D
RGB	rgb(133, 94, 141)
HSL	hsl(290, 20%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(290, 33%, 55%)
CMYK	cmyk(5.7%, 33.3%, 0%, 44.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.52, 24.51, -19.74)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.52, 31.47, 321.16°)
OKLab	oklab(54.01% 0.0655 -0.0538)
OKLCH	oklch(54.01% 0.085 320.6)
XYZ	xyz(18.4827, 14.9155, 27.0995)
Luminance	0.1492 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#855E8D #668D5E

analogous

#6D5E8D #855E8D #8D5E7D

triadic

#855E8D #8D855E #5E8D85

tetradic

#855E8D #8D6D5E #668D5E #5E7D8D

square

#855E8D #8D6D5E #668D5E #5E7D8D

split-complementary

#855E8D #7D8D5E #5E8D6D

monochromatic

#402D44 #624668 #855E8D #A27FA9 #BDA3C2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.27

#855E8D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.98

#855E8D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #855E8D

5.27:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##855E8D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##855E8D	1.00	5.27	3.98	5.27
#FFFFFF	5.27	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.98	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.27	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#59698F

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#626D8B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#86636F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6C6C6C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #855e8d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 94, 141);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.0% 0.085 320.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#a98cae',
    500: '#855e8d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #855e8d;
$custom-light: #a98cae;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#855e8d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 133,
    "g": 94,
    "b": 141
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 289.787,
    "s": 20,
    "l": 46.078
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54007,
    "c": 0.08479,
    "h": 320.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.14915
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#855E8D

secondary

#9BB097

accent

#BD6B79

background

#FAF8FA

surface

#F4F0F4

border

#CECBCE

text

#100C10

muted

#7F7D7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #855E8D

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

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