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#855d8e color: Swiss Lilac

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289°
100%

OKLCH

53.9%
0.088
320°
  • ≈ Slate
  • Magenta
  • Medium
  • Muted
  • Neutral
  • mauve-500
  • Black 44%

Looks the same on every screen.

White text5.31:1 · AALc -82
Black text3.95:1 · Below AALc 28

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About #855d8e

#855d8e is a muted magenta color. In OKLCH it has 53.9% lightness, 0.088 chroma and a hue of 320°.

Looks the same on every screen.

White text on it reaches 5.31:1 contrast and black text 3.95:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Swiss Lilac (#86608e). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is mauve-500.

More medium magenta colors

Lighter: #855d8e mixed with white

  1. 855d8e
  2. 916c99
  3. 9d7ca4
  4. a98baf
  5. b59bba
  6. c1abc6
  7. cdbcd1
  8. daccdc
  9. e6dde8
  10. f2eef3

Darker: #855d8e mixed with black

  1. 855d8e
  2. 73507b
  3. 614368
  4. 503756
  5. 402a44
  6. 301f34
  7. 211424
  8. 130a15
  9. 060307
  10. 010001

Calmer: #855d8e with less saturation

  1. 855d8e
  2. 835f8b
  3. 816188
  4. 7e6385
  5. 7c6582
  6. 7a667e
  7. 78687b
  8. 756a78
  9. 736b75
  10. 716d71