#855F8D#855F8D

#855F8D is a mid, moderate purple. Relative luminance 0.151; OKLCH L 54.2% C 0.083 H 320.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.23:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#855F8D
RGB	rgb(133, 95, 141)
HSL	hsl(290, 19%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(290, 33%, 55%)
CMYK	cmyk(5.7%, 32.6%, 0%, 44.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.76, 23.92, -19.36)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.76, 30.78, 321.01°)
OKLab	oklab(54.19% 0.0639 -0.0528)
OKLCH	oklch(54.19% 0.083 320.5)
XYZ	xyz(18.5722, 15.0945, 27.1293)
Luminance	0.1509 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#855F8D #678D5F

analogous

#6E5F8D #855F8D #8D5F7E

triadic

#855F8D #8D855F #5F8D85

tetradic

#855F8D #8D6E5F #678D5F #5F7E8D

square

#855F8D #8D6E5F #678D5F #5F7E8D

split-complementary

#855F8D #7E8D5F #5F8D6E

monochromatic

#402E44 #634668 #855F8D #A280A9 #BDA4C2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.23

#855F8D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.02

#855F8D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #855F8D

5.23:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##855F8D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##855F8D	1.00	5.23	4.02	5.23
#FFFFFF	5.23	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.02	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.23	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5A6A8F

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#636E8B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#866470

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6C6C6C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #855f8d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 95, 141);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.2% 0.083 320.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#a98dae',
    500: '#855f8d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #855f8d;
$custom-light: #a98dae;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#855f8d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 133,
    "g": 95,
    "b": 141
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 289.565,
    "s": 19.492,
    "l": 46.275
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54193,
    "c": 0.08288,
    "h": 320.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.15094
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#855F8D

secondary

#9CB097

accent

#BC6C7A

background

#FAF8FA

surface

#F4F0F4

border

#CECBCE

text

#100C10

muted

#7F7D7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #855F8D

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

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