#855E8F#855E8F

#855E8F is a mid, moderate purple. Relative luminance 0.150; OKLCH L 54.1% C 0.087 H 319.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.26:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#855E8F
RGB	rgb(133, 94, 143)
HSL	hsl(288, 21%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(288, 34%, 56%)
CMYK	cmyk(7%, 34.3%, 0%, 43.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.60, 24.94, -20.81)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.60, 32.48, 320.16°)
OKLab	oklab(54.1% 0.0661 -0.0568)
OKLCH	oklch(54.1% 0.087 319.3)
XYZ	xyz(18.6328, 14.9756, 27.8903)
Luminance	0.1497 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#855E8F #688F5E

analogous

#6D5E8F #855E8F #8F5E81

triadic

#855E8F #8F855E #5E8F85

tetradic

#855E8F #8F6D5E #688F5E #5E818F

square

#855E8F #8F6D5E #688F5E #5E818F

split-complementary

#855E8F #818F5E #5E8F6D

monochromatic

#402D45 #63466A #855E8F #A27FAB #BDA4C3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.26

#855E8F on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.99

#855E8F on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #855E8F

5.26:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##855E8F	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##855E8F	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)

#586991

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#616D8D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#866470

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6C6C6C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #855e8f;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 94, 143);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.1% 0.087 319.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#a98cb0',
    500: '#855e8f',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #855e8f;
$custom-light: #a98cb0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#855e8f",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 133,
    "g": 94,
    "b": 143
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 287.755,
    "s": 20.675,
    "l": 46.471
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54097,
    "c": 0.08717,
    "h": 319.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.14975
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#855E8F

secondary

#9DB297

accent

#BD6B7B

background

#FAF8FA

surface

#F4F0F4

border

#CECBCE

text

#100C10

muted

#7F7D7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #855E8F

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

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