#855F99#855F99

#855F99 is a mid, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.155; OKLCH L 54.7% C 0.098 H 313.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.13:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#855F99
RGB	rgb(133, 95, 153)
HSL	hsl(279, 23%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(279, 38%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(13.1%, 37.9%, 0%, 40%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.27, 26.55, -25.73)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.27, 36.97, 315.90°)
OKLab	oklab(54.75% 0.0671 -0.0709)
OKLCH	oklch(54.75% 0.098 313.4)
XYZ	xyz(19.5139, 15.4712, 32.0891)
Luminance	0.1547 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#855F99 #73995F

analogous

#685F99 #855F99 #995F90

triadic

#855F99 #99855F #5F9985

tetradic

#855F99 #99685F #73995F #5F9099

square

#855F99 #99685F #73995F #5F9099

split-complementary

#855F99 #90995F #5F9968

monochromatic

#43304D #644873 #855F99 #A283B2 #BEA9CA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.13

#855F99 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.09

#855F99 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #855F99

5.13:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##855F99	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##855F99	1.00	5.13	4.09	5.13
#FFFFFF	5.13	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.09	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.13	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#556B9B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5E6F97

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#836775

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6E6E6E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #855f99;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 95, 153);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.7% 0.098 313.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#a98db7',
    500: '#855f99',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #855f99;
$custom-light: #a98db7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#855f99",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 133,
    "g": 95,
    "b": 153
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 279.31,
    "s": 23.387,
    "l": 48.627
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54748,
    "c": 0.09755,
    "h": 313.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.15471
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#855F99

secondary

#A6B89C

accent

#C06886

background

#FAF8FB

surface

#F4F0F6

border

#CECBD0

text

#100C11

muted

#7F7D80

Preview Lab

Preview with #855F99

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

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