#855F85#855F85

#855F85 is a mid, moderate purple. Relative luminance 0.149; OKLCH L 53.8% C 0.074 H 326.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.29:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#855F85
RGB	rgb(133, 95, 133)
HSL	hsl(300, 17%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(300, 29%, 52%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 28.6%, 0%, 47.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.45, 22.26, -15.05)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.45, 26.87, 325.94°)
OKLab	oklab(53.85% 0.0615 -0.0406)
OKLCH	oklch(53.85% 0.074 326.5)
XYZ	xyz(17.9983, 14.8650, 24.1069)
Luminance	0.1486 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#855F85 #5F855F

analogous

#725F85 #855F85 #855F72

triadic

#855F85 #85855F #5F8585

tetradic

#855F85 #85725F #5F855F #5F7285

square

#855F85 #85725F #5F855F #5F7285

split-complementary

#855F85 #72855F #5F8572

monochromatic

#3E2C3E #614561 #855F85 #A37EA3 #BDA2BD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.29

#855F85 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.97

#855F85 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #855F85

5.29:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##855F85	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##855F85	1.00	5.29	3.97	5.29
#FFFFFF	5.29	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.97	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.29	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5C6986

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#656D84

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#87626D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6C6C6C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #855f85;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 95, 133);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.8% 0.074 326.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#a98da8',
    500: '#855f85',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #855f85;
$custom-light: #a98da8;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#855f85",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 133,
    "g": 95,
    "b": 133
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 300,
    "s": 16.667,
    "l": 44.706
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5385,
    "c": 0.07373,
    "h": 326.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.14864
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#855F85

secondary

#95AB95

accent

#B96E6E

background

#FAF8FA

surface

#F4F0F4

border

#CECBCE

text

#100C0F

muted

#7F7D7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #855F85

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

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