#856196#856196

#856196 is a mid, moderate purple. Relative luminance 0.157; OKLCH L 55.0% C 0.090 H 314.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.06:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX#856196
RGBrgb(133, 97, 150)
HSLhsl(281, 21%, 48%)
HSVhsv(281, 35%, 59%)
CMYKcmyk(11.3%, 35.3%, 0%, 41.2%)
CIE-LABlab(46.63, 24.70, -23.39)
CIE-LCHlch(46.63, 34.02, 316.55°)
OKLaboklab(54.97% 0.0632 -0.0642)
OKLCHoklch(54.97% 0.09 314.5)
XYZxyz(19.4517, 15.7383, 30.8613)
Luminance0.1574 (WCAG relative)
Temperaturecool
Familypurple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary
#856196 #729661
analogous
#6A6196 #856196 #96618C
triadic
#856196 #968561 #619685
tetradic
#856196 #966A61 #729661 #618C96
square
#856196 #966A61 #729661 #618C96
split-complementary
#856196 #8C9661 #61966A
monochromatic
#43314C #644971 #856196 #A284B0 #BEAAC8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.06
#856196 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.15
#856196 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #856196
5.06:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg##856196#FFFFFF#000000##FFFFFF
##8561961.005.064.155.06
#FFFFFF5.061.0021.001.00
#0000004.1521.001.0021.00
##FFFFFF5.061.0021.001.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)
#596C98
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#617094
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#846875
Achromatopsia (no color)
#6E6E6E

Design tokens & code

CSS
--color: #856196;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 97, 150);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.0% 0.090 314.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#a98eb5',
    500: '#856196',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}
SCSS
$custom: #856196;
$custom-light: #a98eb5;
$custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
  "hex": "#856196",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 133,
    "g": 97,
    "b": 150
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 280.755,
    "s": 21.457,
    "l": 48.431
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54975,
    "c": 0.09009,
    "h": 314.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.15738
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary
#856196
secondary
#A5B69D
accent
#BE6A85
background
#FAF8FB
surface
#F4F0F6
border
#CECBD0
text
#100C11
muted
#7F7D80

Preview Lab

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#856196 Color — HEX, RGB, HSL, OKLCH & Contrast — Tintiva