#855E95#855E95

#855E95 is a mid, moderate purple. Relative luminance 0.152; OKLCH L 54.4% C 0.094 H 315.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.21:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#855E95
RGB	rgb(133, 94, 149)
HSL	hsl(283, 23%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(283, 37%, 58%)
CMYK	cmyk(10.7%, 36.9%, 0%, 41.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.86, 26.24, -24.00)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.86, 35.56, 317.56°)
OKLab	oklab(54.37% 0.0676 -0.0659)
OKLCH	oklch(54.37% 0.094 315.7)
XYZ	xyz(19.0996, 15.1623, 30.3484)
Luminance	0.1516 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#855E95 #6E955E

analogous

#695E95 #855E95 #955E8A

triadic

#855E95 #95855E #5E9585

tetradic

#855E95 #95695E #6E955E #5E8A95

square

#855E95 #95695E #6E955E #5E8A95

split-complementary

#855E95 #8A955E #5E9569

monochromatic

#422F4A #64466F #855E95 #A281AF #BEA6C7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.21

#855E95 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.03

#855E95 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #855E95

5.21:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##855E95	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##855E95	1.00	5.21	4.03	5.21
#FFFFFF	5.21	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.03	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.21	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#566A97

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5F6E93

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#846572

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6D6D6D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #855e95;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 94, 149);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.4% 0.094 315.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#a98cb4',
    500: '#855e95',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #855e95;
$custom-light: #a98cb4;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#855e95",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 133,
    "g": 94,
    "b": 149
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 282.545,
    "s": 22.634,
    "l": 47.647
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54374,
    "c": 0.09444,
    "h": 315.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.15162
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#855E95

secondary

#A2B59A

accent

#BF6982

background

#FAF8FB

surface

#F4F0F6

border

#CECBD0

text

#100C11

muted

#7F7D80

Preview Lab

Preview with #855E95

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

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