#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
RGB	rgb(133, 97, 150)
HSL	hsl(281, 21%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(281, 35%, 59%)
CMYK	cmyk(11.3%, 35.3%, 0%, 41.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.63, 24.70, -23.39)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.63, 34.02, 316.55°)
OKLab	oklab(54.97% 0.0632 -0.0642)
OKLCH	oklch(54.97% 0.09 314.5)
XYZ	xyz(19.4517, 15.7383, 30.8613)
Luminance	0.1574 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

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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
##856196	1.00	5.06	4.15	5.06
#FFFFFF	5.06	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.15	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.06	1.00	21.00	1.00

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

Preview with #856196

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

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