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#855e8e color: Swiss Lilac

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289°
100%

OKLCH

54.1%
0.086
320°
  • ≈ Slate
  • Magenta
  • Medium
  • Muted
  • Neutral
  • mauve-500
  • Black 44%

Looks the same on every screen.

White text5.26:1 · AALc -81
Black text3.99:1 · Below AALc 28

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About #855e8e

#855e8e is a muted magenta color. In OKLCH it has 54.1% lightness, 0.086 chroma and a hue of 320°.

Looks the same on every screen.

White text on it reaches 5.26:1 contrast and black text 3.99:1, 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: #855e8e mixed with white

  1. 855e8e
  2. 916d99
  3. 9d7da4
  4. a98caf
  5. b59cba
  6. c1acc6
  7. cdbcd1
  8. dacddc
  9. e6dde8
  10. f2eef3

Darker: #855e8e mixed with black

  1. 855e8e
  2. 73517b
  3. 614468
  4. 503756
  5. 402b44
  6. 301f34
  7. 211424
  8. 130a15
  9. 060307
  10. 010001

Calmer: #855e8e with less saturation

  1. 855e8e
  2. 83608b
  3. 816288
  4. 7f6485
  5. 7c6582
  6. 7a677f
  7. 78697c
  8. 766a78
  9. 736c75
  10. 716d72