#855F8F#855F8F

#855F8F is a mid, moderate purple. Relative luminance 0.152; OKLCH L 54.3% C 0.085 H 319.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.21:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#855F8F
RGB	rgb(133, 95, 143)
HSL	hsl(288, 20%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(288, 34%, 56%)
CMYK	cmyk(7%, 33.6%, 0%, 43.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.85, 24.35, -20.43)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.85, 31.79, 320.00°)
OKLab	oklab(54.28% 0.0645 -0.0558)
OKLCH	oklch(54.28% 0.085 319.1)
XYZ	xyz(18.7223, 15.1546, 27.9202)
Luminance	0.1515 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#855F8F #698F5F

analogous

#6D5F8F #855F8F #8F5F81

triadic

#855F8F #8F855F #5F8F85

tetradic

#855F8F #8F6D5F #698F5F #5F818F

square

#855F8F #8F6D5F #698F5F #5F818F

split-complementary

#855F8F #818F5F #5F8F6D

monochromatic

#412E45 #63476A #855F8F #A280AB #BDA5C3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.21

#855F8F on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.03

#855F8F on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #855F8F

5.21:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##855F8F	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##855F8F	1.00	5.21	4.03	5.21
#FFFFFF	5.21	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.03	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.21	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#596A91

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#626E8D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#866471

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6D6D6D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #855f8f;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 95, 143);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.3% 0.085 319.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#a98db0',
    500: '#855f8f',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #855f8f;
$custom-light: #a98db0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#855f8f",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 133,
    "g": 95,
    "b": 143
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 287.5,
    "s": 20.168,
    "l": 46.667
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54282,
    "c": 0.08527,
    "h": 319.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.15154
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#855F8F

secondary

#9DB298

accent

#BD6B7C

background

#FAF8FA

surface

#F4F0F4

border

#CECBCE

text

#100C10

muted

#7F7D7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #855F8F

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

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