#856497#856497

#856497 is a mid, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.163; OKLCH L 55.6% C 0.086 H 313.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.92:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#856497
RGB	rgb(133, 100, 151)
HSL	hsl(279, 20%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(279, 34%, 59%)
CMYK	cmyk(11.9%, 33.8%, 0%, 40.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(47.41, 23.15, -22.78)
CIE-LCH	lch(47.41, 32.48, 315.46°)
OKLab	oklab(55.58% 0.0587 -0.0625)
OKLCH	oklch(55.58% 0.086 313.2)
XYZ	xyz(19.8150, 16.3356, 31.3814)
Luminance	0.1633 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#856497 #769764

analogous

#6C6497 #856497 #976490

triadic

#856497 #978564 #649785

tetradic

#856497 #976C64 #769764 #649097

square

#856497 #976C64 #769764 #649097

split-complementary

#856497 #909764 #64976C

monochromatic

#44334D #654C72 #856497 #A288B0 #BFADC9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.92

#856497 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.27

#856497 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #856497

4.92:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##856497	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##856497	1.00	4.92	4.27	4.92
#FFFFFF	4.92	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.27	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.92	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5C6F99

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#637195

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#846B77

Achromatopsia (no color)

#707070

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #856497;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 100, 151);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.6% 0.086 313.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#a990b5',
    500: '#856497',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #856497;
$custom-light: #a990b5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#856497",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 133,
    "g": 100,
    "b": 151
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 278.824,
    "s": 20.319,
    "l": 49.216
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55583,
    "c": 0.08575,
    "h": 313.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.16335
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#856497

secondary

#A8B7A0

accent

#BD6B88

background

#FAF8FB

surface

#F4F0F6

border

#CECBD0

text

#100C11

muted

#7F7D80

Preview Lab

Preview with #856497

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

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