#855E98#855E98

#855E98 is a mid, moderate purple. Relative luminance 0.153; OKLCH L 54.5% C 0.098 H 314.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.18:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#855E98
RGB	rgb(133, 94, 152)
HSL	hsl(280, 24%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(280, 38%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(12.5%, 38.2%, 0%, 40.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.99, 26.91, -25.58)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.99, 37.13, 316.46°)
OKLab	oklab(54.52% 0.0684 -0.0704)
OKLCH	oklch(54.52% 0.098 314.2)
XYZ	xyz(19.3422, 15.2593, 31.6261)
Luminance	0.1526 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#855E98 #71985E

analogous

#685E98 #855E98 #985E8E

triadic

#855E98 #98855E #5E9885

tetradic

#855E98 #98685E #71985E #5E8E98

square

#855E98 #98685E #71985E #5E8E98

split-complementary

#855E98 #8E985E #5E9868

monochromatic

#432F4C #644772 #855E98 #A282B2 #BEA8C9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.18

#855E98 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.05

#855E98 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #855E98

5.18:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##855E98	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##855E98	1.00	5.18	4.05	5.18
#FFFFFF	5.18	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.05	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.18	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#546B9A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5E6E96

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#846674

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6D6D6D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #855e98;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 94, 152);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.5% 0.098 314.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#a98cb6',
    500: '#855e98',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #855e98;
$custom-light: #a98cb6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#855e98",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 133,
    "g": 94,
    "b": 152
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 280.345,
    "s": 23.577,
    "l": 48.235
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54517,
    "c": 0.09815,
    "h": 314.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.15259
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#855E98

secondary

#A4B79B

accent

#C06885

background

#FAF8FB

surface

#F4F0F6

border

#CECBD0

text

#100C11

muted

#7F7D80

Preview Lab

Preview with #855E98

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

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