#856498#856498

#856498 is a mid, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.164; OKLCH L 55.6% C 0.087 H 312.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.91:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#856498
RGB	rgb(133, 100, 152)
HSL	hsl(278, 21%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(278, 34%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(12.5%, 34.2%, 0%, 40.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(47.45, 23.37, -23.31)
CIE-LCH	lch(47.45, 33.01, 315.08°)
OKLab	oklab(55.63% 0.059 -0.064)
OKLCH	oklch(55.63% 0.087 312.7)
XYZ	xyz(19.8966, 16.3682, 31.8109)
Luminance	0.1637 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#856498 #779864

analogous

#6B6498 #856498 #986491

triadic

#856498 #988564 #649885

tetradic

#856498 #986B64 #779864 #649198

square

#856498 #986B64 #779864 #649198

split-complementary

#856498 #919864 #64986B

monochromatic

#44334E #654C73 #856498 #A288B1 #BFADC9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.91

#856498 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.27

#856498 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #856498

4.91:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##856498	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##856498	1.00	4.91	4.27	4.91
#FFFFFF	4.91	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.27	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.91	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5B6F9A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#637196

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#836B77

Achromatopsia (no color)

#717171

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #856498;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 100, 152);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.6% 0.087 312.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#a990b6',
    500: '#856498',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #856498;
$custom-light: #a990b6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#856498",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 133,
    "g": 100,
    "b": 152
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 278.077,
    "s": 20.635,
    "l": 49.412
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55629,
    "c": 0.08703,
    "h": 312.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.16368
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#856498

secondary

#A9B8A0

accent

#BD6B89

background

#FAF8FB

surface

#F4F0F6

border

#CECBD0

text

#100C11

muted

#7F7D80

Preview Lab

Preview with #856498

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

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