#855F96#855F96

#855F96 is a mid, moderate purple. Relative luminance 0.154; OKLCH L 54.6% C 0.094 H 315.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.15:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#855F96
RGB	rgb(133, 95, 150)
HSL	hsl(281, 22%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(281, 37%, 59%)
CMYK	cmyk(11.3%, 36.7%, 0%, 41.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.14, 25.88, -24.15)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.14, 35.39, 316.98°)
OKLab	oklab(54.61% 0.0663 -0.0664)
OKLCH	oklch(54.61% 0.094 315)
XYZ	xyz(19.2692, 15.3734, 30.8005)
Luminance	0.1537 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#855F96 #70965F

analogous

#695F96 #855F96 #965F8B

triadic

#855F96 #96855F #5F9685

tetradic

#855F96 #96695F #70965F #5F8B96

square

#855F96 #96695F #70965F #5F8B96

split-complementary

#855F96 #8B965F #5F9669

monochromatic

#43304B #644771 #855F96 #A282B0 #BEA8C8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.15

#855F96 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.07

#855F96 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #855F96

5.15:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##855F96	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##855F96	1.00	5.15	4.07	5.15
#FFFFFF	5.15	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.07	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.15	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#566B98

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5F6E94

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#846673

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6D6D6D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #855f96;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 95, 150);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.6% 0.094 315.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#a98db5',
    500: '#855f96',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #855f96;
$custom-light: #a98db5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#855f96",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 133,
    "g": 95,
    "b": 150
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 281.455,
    "s": 22.449,
    "l": 48.039
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54605,
    "c": 0.09381,
    "h": 315
  },
  "luminance": 0.15373
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#855F96

secondary

#A3B69B

accent

#BF6983

background

#FAF8FB

surface

#F4F0F6

border

#CECBD0

text

#100C11

muted

#7F7D80

Preview Lab

Preview with #855F96

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

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