#855E8E#855E8E

#855E8E is a mid, moderate purple. Relative luminance 0.149; OKLCH L 54.1% C 0.086 H 319.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.26:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#855E8E
RGB	rgb(133, 94, 142)
HSL	hsl(289, 20%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(289, 34%, 56%)
CMYK	cmyk(6.3%, 33.8%, 0%, 44.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.56, 24.72, -20.27)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.56, 31.97, 320.65°)
OKLab	oklab(54.05% 0.0658 -0.0553)
OKLCH	oklch(54.05% 0.086 319.9)
XYZ	xyz(18.5574, 14.9454, 27.4931)
Luminance	0.1494 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#855E8E #678E5E

analogous

#6D5E8E #855E8E #8E5E7F

triadic

#855E8E #8E855E #5E8E85

tetradic

#855E8E #8E6D5E #678E5E #5E7F8E

square

#855E8E #8E6D5E #678E5E #5E7F8E

split-complementary

#855E8E #7F8E5E #5E8E6D

monochromatic

#402D44 #634669 #855E8E #A27FAA #BDA4C3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.26

#855E8E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.99

#855E8E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #855E8E

5.26:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##855E8E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##855E8E	1.00	5.26	3.99	5.26
#FFFFFF	5.26	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.99	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.26	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#586990

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#616D8C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#866370

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6C6C6C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #855e8e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 94, 142);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.1% 0.086 319.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#a98caf',
    500: '#855e8e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #855e8e;
$custom-light: #a98caf;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#855e8e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 133,
    "g": 94,
    "b": 142
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 288.75,
    "s": 20.339,
    "l": 46.275
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54052,
    "c": 0.08598,
    "h": 319.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.14945
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#855E8E

secondary

#9CB197

accent

#BD6B7A

background

#FAF8FA

surface

#F4F0F4

border

#CECBCE

text

#100C10

muted

#7F7D7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #855E8E

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

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