#856397#856397

#856397 is a mid, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.161; OKLCH L 55.4% C 0.088 H 313.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.97:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#856397
RGB	rgb(133, 99, 151)
HSL	hsl(279, 21%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(279, 34%, 59%)
CMYK	cmyk(11.9%, 34.4%, 0%, 40.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(47.16, 23.74, -23.16)
CIE-LCH	lch(47.16, 33.17, 315.71°)
OKLab	oklab(55.4% 0.0603 -0.0636)
OKLCH	oklch(55.4% 0.088 313.5)
XYZ	xyz(19.7197, 16.1449, 31.3496)
Luminance	0.1615 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#856397 #759763

analogous

#6B6397 #856397 #97638F

triadic

#856397 #978563 #639785

tetradic

#856397 #976B63 #759763 #638F97

square

#856397 #976B63 #759763 #638F97

split-complementary

#856397 #8F9763 #63976B

monochromatic

#44334D #644B72 #856397 #A287B0 #BFACC9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.97

#856397 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.23

#856397 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #856397

4.97:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##856397	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##856397	1.00	4.97	4.23	4.97
#FFFFFF	4.97	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.23	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.97	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5B6E99

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#627195

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#846A76

Achromatopsia (no color)

#707070

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #856397;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 99, 151);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.4% 0.088 313.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#a990b5',
    500: '#856397',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #856397;
$custom-light: #a990b5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#856397",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 133,
    "g": 99,
    "b": 151
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 279.231,
    "s": 20.8,
    "l": 49.02
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55395,
    "c": 0.08761,
    "h": 313.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.16145
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#856397

secondary

#A7B79F

accent

#BD6A87

background

#FAF8FB

surface

#F4F0F6

border

#CECBD0

text

#100C11

muted

#7F7D80

Preview Lab

Preview with #856397

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

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