#856488#856488

#856488 is a mid, moderate purple. Relative luminance 0.159; OKLCH L 54.9% C 0.067 H 323.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.03:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#856488
RGB	rgb(133, 100, 136)
HSL	hsl(295, 15%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(295, 26%, 53%)
CMYK	cmyk(2.2%, 26.5%, 0%, 46.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.82, 19.91, -14.77)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.82, 24.79, 323.44°)
OKLab	oklab(54.93% 0.0543 -0.0399)
OKLCH	oklch(54.93% 0.067 323.7)
XYZ	xyz(18.6735, 15.8789, 25.3690)
Luminance	0.1588 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#856488 #678864

analogous

#736488 #856488 #886479

triadic

#856488 #888564 #648885

tetradic

#856488 #887364 #678864 #647988

square

#856488 #887364 #678864 #647988

split-complementary

#856488 #798864 #648873

monochromatic

#403041 #634A65 #856488 #A284A5 #BDA8BF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.03

#856488 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.18

#856488 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #856488

5.03:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##856488	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##856488	1.00	5.03	4.18	5.03
#FFFFFF	5.03	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.18	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.03	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#616D89

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#687087

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#876771

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6F6F6F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #856488;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 100, 136);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.9% 0.067 323.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#a990aa',
    500: '#856488',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #856488;
$custom-light: #a990aa;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#856488",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 133,
    "g": 100,
    "b": 136
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 295,
    "s": 15.254,
    "l": 46.275
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54931,
    "c": 0.06736,
    "h": 323.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.15878
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#856488

secondary

#9CAE9A

accent

#B87076

background

#FAF8FA

surface

#F4F0F4

border

#CECBCE

text

#100C10

muted

#7F7D7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #856488

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

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