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#855e93 color: Swiss Lilac

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284°
100%

OKLCH

54.3%
0.092
317°
  • ≈ Amethyst
  • Purple
  • Medium
  • Muted
  • Neutral
  • mauve-500
  • Black 42%

Looks the same on every screen.

White text5.22:1 · AALc -81
Black text4.02:1 · Below AALc 28

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About #855e93

#855e93 is a muted purple color. In OKLCH it has 54.3% lightness, 0.092 chroma and a hue of 317°.

Looks the same on every screen.

White text on it reaches 5.22:1 contrast and black text 4.02:1, 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: #855e93 mixed with white

  1. 855e93
  2. 916d9e
  3. 9d7da8
  4. a98cb3
  5. b59cbe
  6. c1acc9
  7. cdbcd3
  8. d9cdde
  9. e6dde9
  10. f2eef4

Darker: #855e93 mixed with black

  1. 855e93
  2. 73517f
  3. 61446c
  4. 503759
  5. 402b47
  6. 301f36
  7. 211425
  8. 130a16
  9. 060308
  10. 010001

Calmer: #855e93 with less saturation

  1. 855e93
  2. 836090
  3. 81628c
  4. 7f6489
  5. 7d6685
  6. 7b6782
  7. 78697e
  8. 766b7a
  9. 746c77
  10. 726e73