#855E90#855E90

#855E90 is a mid, moderate purple. Relative luminance 0.150; OKLCH L 54.1% C 0.088 H 318.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.25:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#855E90
RGB	rgb(133, 94, 144)
HSL	hsl(287, 21%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(287, 35%, 56%)
CMYK	cmyk(7.6%, 34.7%, 0%, 43.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.64, 25.15, -21.34)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.64, 32.99, 319.69°)
OKLab	oklab(54.14% 0.0664 -0.0584)
OKLCH	oklch(54.14% 0.088 318.7)
XYZ	xyz(18.7089, 15.0060, 28.2911)
Luminance	0.1501 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#855E90 #69905E

analogous

#6C5E90 #855E90 #905E82

triadic

#855E90 #90855E #5E9085

tetradic

#855E90 #906C5E #69905E #5E8290

square

#855E90 #906C5E #69905E #5E8290

split-complementary

#855E90 #82905E #5E906C

monochromatic

#412E46 #63466B #855E90 #A27FAC #BDA4C4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.25

#855E90 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.00

#855E90 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #855E90

5.25:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##855E90	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##855E90	1.00	5.25	4.00	5.25
#FFFFFF	5.25	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.00	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.25	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#576992

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#616D8E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#856470

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6C6C6C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #855e90;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 94, 144);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.1% 0.088 318.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#a98cb0',
    500: '#855e90',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #855e90;
$custom-light: #a98cb0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#855e90",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 133,
    "g": 94,
    "b": 144
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 286.8,
    "s": 21.008,
    "l": 46.667
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54142,
    "c": 0.08836,
    "h": 318.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.15006
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#855E90

secondary

#9DB298

accent

#BE6A7D

background

#FAF8FA

surface

#F4F0F5

border

#CECBCF

text

#100C10

muted

#7F7D7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #855E90

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

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