#856496#856496

#856496 is a mid, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.163; OKLCH L 55.5% C 0.084 H 313.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.93:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#856496
RGB	rgb(133, 100, 150)
HSL	hsl(280, 20%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(280, 33%, 59%)
CMYK	cmyk(11.3%, 33.3%, 0%, 41.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(47.37, 22.93, -22.25)
CIE-LCH	lch(47.37, 31.95, 315.86°)
OKLab	oklab(55.54% 0.0585 -0.061)
OKLCH	oklch(55.54% 0.084 313.8)
XYZ	xyz(19.7342, 16.3032, 30.9555)
Luminance	0.1630 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#856496 #759664

analogous

#6C6496 #856496 #96648E

triadic

#856496 #968564 #649685

tetradic

#856496 #966C64 #759664 #648E96

square

#856496 #966C64 #759664 #648E96

split-complementary

#856496 #8E9664 #64966C

monochromatic

#44334D #644C71 #856496 #A288AF #BFACC8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.93

#856496 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.26

#856496 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #856496

4.93:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##856496	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##856496	1.00	4.93	4.26	4.93
#FFFFFF	4.93	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.26	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.93	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5C6E98

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#647194

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#846A76

Achromatopsia (no color)

#707070

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #856496;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 100, 150);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.5% 0.084 313.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#a990b5',
    500: '#856496',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #856496;
$custom-light: #a990b5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#856496",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 133,
    "g": 100,
    "b": 150
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 279.6,
    "s": 20,
    "l": 49.02
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55538,
    "c": 0.08448,
    "h": 313.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.16303
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#856496

secondary

#A7B79F

accent

#BD6B87

background

#FAF8FB

surface

#F4F0F6

border

#CECBD0

text

#100C11

muted

#7F7D80

Preview Lab

Preview with #856496

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

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