#856493#856493

#856493 is a mid, moderate purple. Relative luminance 0.162; OKLCH L 55.4% C 0.081 H 315.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.95:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#856493
RGB	rgb(133, 100, 147)
HSL	hsl(282, 19%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(282, 32%, 58%)
CMYK	cmyk(9.5%, 32%, 0%, 42.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(47.25, 22.26, -20.66)
CIE-LCH	lch(47.25, 30.37, 317.14°)
OKLab	oklab(55.4% 0.0576 -0.0565)
OKLCH	oklch(55.4% 0.081 315.6)
XYZ	xyz(19.4957, 16.2078, 29.6995)
Luminance	0.1621 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#856493 #729364

analogous

#6D6493 #856493 #936489

triadic

#856493 #938564 #649385

tetradic

#856493 #936D64 #729364 #648993

square

#856493 #936D64 #729364 #648993

split-complementary

#856493 #899364 #64936D

monochromatic

#43324A #644B6F #856493 #A287AD #BEABC6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.95

#856493 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.24

#856493 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #856493

4.95:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##856493	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##856493	1.00	4.95	4.24	4.95
#FFFFFF	4.95	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.24	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.95	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5D6E95

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#657192

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#846A75

Achromatopsia (no color)

#707070

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #856493;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 100, 147);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.4% 0.081 315.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#a990b2',
    500: '#856493',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #856493;
$custom-light: #a990b2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#856493",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 133,
    "g": 100,
    "b": 147
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 282.128,
    "s": 19.028,
    "l": 48.431
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55402,
    "c": 0.08068,
    "h": 315.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.16207
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#856493

secondary

#A5B59E

accent

#BC6C84

background

#FAF8FB

surface

#F4F0F6

border

#CECBD0

text

#100C11

muted

#7F7D80

Preview Lab

Preview with #856493

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

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