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#855d8f color: Swiss Lilac

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288°
100%

OKLCH

53.9%
0.089
319°
  • ≈ Slate
  • Magenta
  • Medium
  • Muted
  • Neutral
  • mauve-500
  • Black 44%

Looks the same on every screen.

White text5.30:1 · AALc -82
Black text3.96:1 · Below AALc 28

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About #855d8f

#855d8f is a muted magenta color. In OKLCH it has 53.9% lightness, 0.089 chroma and a hue of 319°.

Looks the same on every screen.

White text on it reaches 5.3:1 contrast and black text 3.96:1, 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: #855d8f mixed with white

  1. 855d8f
  2. 916c9a
  3. 9d7ca5
  4. a98bb0
  5. b59bbb
  6. c1abc6
  7. cdbcd2
  8. daccdd
  9. e6dde8
  10. f2eef4

Darker: #855d8f mixed with black

  1. 855d8f
  2. 73507c
  3. 614369
  4. 503757
  5. 402a45
  6. 301f34
  7. 211424
  8. 130a15
  9. 060307
  10. 010001

Calmer: #855d8f with less saturation

  1. 855d8f
  2. 835f8c
  3. 816189
  4. 7f6385
  5. 7c6582
  6. 7a667f
  7. 78687c
  8. 756a78
  9. 736b75
  10. 716d72