#855E96#855E96

#855E96 is a mid, moderate purple. Relative luminance 0.152; OKLCH L 54.4% C 0.096 H 315.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.20:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#855E96
RGB	rgb(133, 94, 150)
HSL	hsl(282, 23%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(282, 37%, 59%)
CMYK	cmyk(11.3%, 37.3%, 0%, 41.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.90, 26.46, -24.52)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.90, 36.08, 317.18°)
OKLab	oklab(54.42% 0.0679 -0.0674)
OKLCH	oklch(54.42% 0.096 315.2)
XYZ	xyz(19.1797, 15.1944, 30.7707)
Luminance	0.1519 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Color harmonies

complementary

#855E96 #6F965E

analogous

#695E96 #855E96 #965E8B

triadic

#855E96 #96855E #5E9685

tetradic

#855E96 #96695E #6F965E #5E8B96

square

#855E96 #96695E #6F965E #5E8B96

split-complementary

#855E96 #8B965E #5E9669

monochromatic

#422F4B #644670 #855E96 #A281B0 #BEA7C8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.20

#855E96 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.04

#855E96 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #855E96

5.20:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##855E96	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##855E96	1.00	5.20	4.04	5.20
#FFFFFF	5.20	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.04	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.20	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#556A98

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5E6E94

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#846573

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6D6D6D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #855e96;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 94, 150);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.4% 0.096 315.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#a98cb5',
    500: '#855e96',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #855e96;
$custom-light: #a98cb5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#855e96",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 133,
    "g": 94,
    "b": 150
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 281.786,
    "s": 22.951,
    "l": 47.843
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54421,
    "c": 0.09568,
    "h": 315.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.15194
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#855E96

secondary

#A2B69A

accent

#BF6883

background

#FAF8FB

surface

#F4F0F6

border

#CECBD0

text

#100C11

muted

#7F7D80

Preview Lab

Preview with #855E96

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

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