#855F97#855F97

#855F97 is a mid, moderate purple. Relative luminance 0.154; OKLCH L 54.7% C 0.095 H 314.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.15:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#855F97
RGB	rgb(133, 95, 151)
HSL	hsl(281, 23%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(281, 37%, 59%)
CMYK	cmyk(11.9%, 37.1%, 0%, 40.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.18, 26.10, -24.68)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.18, 35.92, 316.61°)
OKLab	oklab(54.65% 0.0666 -0.0679)
OKLCH	oklch(54.65% 0.095 314.5)
XYZ	xyz(19.3501, 15.4057, 31.2264)
Luminance	0.1540 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#855F97 #71975F

analogous

#695F97 #855F97 #975F8D

triadic

#855F97 #97855F #5F9785

tetradic

#855F97 #97695F #71975F #5F8D97

square

#855F97 #97695F #71975F #5F8D97

split-complementary

#855F97 #8D975F #5F9769

monochromatic

#43304C #644771 #855F97 #A283B1 #BEA8C8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.15

#855F97 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.08

#855F97 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #855F97

5.15:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##855F97	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##855F97	1.00	5.15	4.08	5.15
#FFFFFF	5.15	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.08	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.15	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#566B99

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5F6E95

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#846674

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6D6D6D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #855f97;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 95, 151);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.7% 0.095 314.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#a98db5',
    500: '#855f97',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #855f97;
$custom-light: #a98db5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#855f97",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 133,
    "g": 95,
    "b": 151
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 280.714,
    "s": 22.764,
    "l": 48.235
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54652,
    "c": 0.09506,
    "h": 314.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.15405
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#855F97

secondary

#A4B79B

accent

#BF6984

background

#FAF8FB

surface

#F4F0F6

border

#CECBD0

text

#100C11

muted

#7F7D80

Preview Lab

Preview with #855F97

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

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