#855E97#855E97

#855E97 is a mid, moderate purple. Relative luminance 0.152; OKLCH L 54.5% C 0.097 H 314.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.19:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#855E97
RGB	rgb(133, 94, 151)
HSL	hsl(281, 23%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(281, 38%, 59%)
CMYK	cmyk(11.9%, 37.7%, 0%, 40.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.94, 26.69, -25.05)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.94, 36.60, 316.81°)
OKLab	oklab(54.47% 0.0681 -0.0689)
OKLCH	oklch(54.47% 0.097 314.7)
XYZ	xyz(19.2606, 15.2267, 31.1966)
Luminance	0.1523 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#855E97 #70975E

analogous

#695E97 #855E97 #975E8C

triadic

#855E97 #97855E #5E9785

tetradic

#855E97 #97695E #70975E #5E8C97

square

#855E97 #97695E #70975E #5E8C97

split-complementary

#855E97 #8C975E #5E9769

monochromatic

#432F4C #644771 #855E97 #A281B1 #BEA7C8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.19

#855E97 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.05

#855E97 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #855E97

5.19:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##855E97	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##855E97	1.00	5.19	4.05	5.19
#FFFFFF	5.19	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.05	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.19	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#556A99

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5E6E95

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#846573

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6D6D6D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #855e97;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 94, 151);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.5% 0.097 314.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#a98cb5',
    500: '#855e97',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #855e97;
$custom-light: #a98cb5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#855e97",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 133,
    "g": 94,
    "b": 151
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 281.053,
    "s": 23.265,
    "l": 48.039
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54469,
    "c": 0.09691,
    "h": 314.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.15226
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#855E97

secondary

#A3B79A

accent

#C06884

background

#FAF8FB

surface

#F4F0F6

border

#CECBD0

text

#100C11

muted

#7F7D80

Preview Lab

Preview with #855E97

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

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