#56409C#56409C

#56409C is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.080; OKLCH L 44.5% C 0.143 H 290.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.05:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#56409C
RGB	rgb(86, 64, 156)
HSL	hsl(254, 42%, 43%)
HSV	hsv(254, 59%, 61%)
CMYK	cmyk(44.9%, 59%, 0%, 38.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(34.08, 32.67, -47.16)
CIE-LCH	lch(34.08, 57.37, 304.71°)
OKLab	oklab(44.54% 0.05 -0.1345)
OKLCH	oklch(44.54% 0.143 290.4)
XYZ	xyz(11.6702, 8.0451, 32.3840)
Luminance	0.0805 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#56409C #869C40

analogous

#40589C #56409C #84409C

triadic

#56409C #9C5640 #409C56

tetradic

#56409C #9C4058 #869C40 #409C84

square

#56409C #9C4058 #869C40 #409C84

split-complementary

#56409C #9C8440 #589C40

monochromatic

#261C45 #3E2E71 #56409C #745DBC #9988CE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.05

#56409C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.61

#56409C on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #56409C

8.05:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##56409C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##56409C	1.00	8.05	2.61	8.05
#FFFFFF	8.05	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.61	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.05	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#00529F

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#084E9A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#415467

Achromatopsia (no color)

#505050

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #56409c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(86, 64, 156);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(44.5% 0.143 290.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8b76ba',
    500: '#56409c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #56409c;
$custom-light: #8b76ba;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#56409c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 86,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 156
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 254.348,
    "s": 41.818,
    "l": 43.137
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.44536,
    "c": 0.14344,
    "h": 290.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.08046
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#56409C

secondary

#ABB97F

accent

#D256B4

background

#F8F7FB

surface

#F0EDF6

border

#CBC8D0

text

#0C0812

muted

#7D7B81

Preview Lab

Preview with #56409C

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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