#856490#856490

#856490 is a mid, moderate purple. Relative luminance 0.161; OKLCH L 55.3% C 0.077 H 317.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.97:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#856490
RGB	rgb(133, 100, 144)
HSL	hsl(285, 18%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(285, 31%, 56%)
CMYK	cmyk(7.6%, 30.6%, 0%, 43.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(47.12, 21.61, -19.06)
CIE-LCH	lch(47.12, 28.82, 318.58°)
OKLab	oklab(55.27% 0.0568 -0.052)
OKLCH	oklch(55.27% 0.077 317.5)
XYZ	xyz(19.2634, 16.1149, 28.4759)
Luminance	0.1611 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#856490 #6F9064

analogous

#6F6490 #856490 #906485

triadic

#856490 #908564 #649085

tetradic

#856490 #906F64 #6F9064 #648590

square

#856490 #906F64 #6F9064 #648590

split-complementary

#856490 #859064 #64906F

monochromatic

#423248 #644B6C #856490 #A286AB #BEAAC4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.97

#856490 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.22

#856490 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #856490

4.97:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##856490	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##856490	1.00	4.97	4.22	4.97
#FFFFFF	4.97	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.22	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.97	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5E6E92

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#66718F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#856974

Achromatopsia (no color)

#707070

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #856490;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 100, 144);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.3% 0.077 317.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#a990b0',
    500: '#856490',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #856490;
$custom-light: #a990b0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#856490",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 133,
    "g": 100,
    "b": 144
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 285,
    "s": 18.033,
    "l": 47.843
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5527,
    "c": 0.07695,
    "h": 317.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.16115
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#856490

secondary

#A2B39D

accent

#BB6D80

background

#FAF8FA

surface

#F4F0F4

border

#CECBCE

text

#100C10

muted

#7F7D7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #856490

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

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