#855F8B#855F8B

#855F8B is a mid, moderate purple. Relative luminance 0.150; OKLCH L 54.1% C 0.081 H 321.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.24:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#855F8B
RGB	rgb(133, 95, 139)
HSL	hsl(292, 19%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(292, 32%, 55%)
CMYK	cmyk(4.3%, 31.7%, 0%, 45.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.68, 23.50, -18.29)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.68, 29.78, 322.11°)
OKLab	oklab(54.11% 0.0633 -0.0497)
OKLCH	oklch(54.11% 0.081 321.9)
XYZ	xyz(18.4247, 15.0356, 26.3527)
Luminance	0.1504 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#855F8B #658B5F

analogous

#6F5F8B #855F8B #8B5F7B

triadic

#855F8B #8B855F #5F8B85

tetradic

#855F8B #8B6F5F #658B5F #5F7B8B

square

#855F8B #8B6F5F #658B5F #5F7B8B

split-complementary

#855F8B #7B8B5F #5F8B6F

monochromatic

#3F2D42 #624667 #855F8B #A27FA8 #BDA4C1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.24

#855F8B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.01

#855F8B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #855F8B

5.24:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##855F8B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##855F8B	1.00	5.24	4.01	5.24
#FFFFFF	5.24	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.01	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.24	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5A698D

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#636E8A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#86646F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6C6C6C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #855f8b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 95, 139);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.1% 0.081 321.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#a98dad',
    500: '#855f8b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #855f8b;
$custom-light: #a98dad;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#855f8b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 133,
    "g": 95,
    "b": 139
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 291.818,
    "s": 18.803,
    "l": 45.882
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54105,
    "c": 0.08054,
    "h": 321.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.15035
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#855F8B

secondary

#9AAF97

accent

#BB6C77

background

#FAF8FA

surface

#F4F0F4

border

#CECBCE

text

#100C10

muted

#7F7D7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #855F8B

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

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