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#855e8d color: Swiss Lilac

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290°
100%

OKLCH

54%
0.085
321°
  • ≈ Slate
  • Magenta
  • Medium
  • Muted
  • Neutral
  • mauve-500
  • Black 45%

Looks the same on every screen.

White text5.27:1 · AALc -81
Black text3.98:1 · Below AALc 28

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About #855e8d

#855e8d is a muted magenta color. In OKLCH it has 54% lightness, 0.085 chroma and a hue of 321°.

Looks the same on every screen.

White text on it reaches 5.27:1 contrast and black text 3.98:1, so white text reads better.

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

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Lighter: #855e8d mixed with white

  1. 855e8d
  2. 916d98
  3. 9d7da3
  4. a98caf
  5. b59cba
  6. c1acc5
  7. cdbcd1
  8. dacddc
  9. e6dde8
  10. f2eef3

Darker: #855e8d mixed with black

  1. 855e8d
  2. 73517a
  3. 614467
  4. 503755
  5. 402b44
  6. 301f33
  7. 211423
  8. 130a14
  9. 060307
  10. 010001

Calmer: #855e8d with less saturation

  1. 855e8d
  2. 83608a
  3. 816287
  4. 7f6484
  5. 7c6581
  6. 7a677e
  7. 78697b
  8. 766a78
  9. 736c75
  10. 716d72