#856499#856499

#856499 is a mid, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.164; OKLCH L 55.7% C 0.088 H 312.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.91:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#856499
RGB	rgb(133, 100, 153)
HSL	hsl(277, 21%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(277, 35%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(13.1%, 34.6%, 0%, 40%)
CIE-LAB	lab(47.50, 23.60, -23.83)
CIE-LCH	lch(47.50, 33.54, 314.72°)
OKLab	oklab(55.68% 0.0593 -0.0655)
OKLCH	oklch(55.68% 0.088 312.1)
XYZ	xyz(19.9788, 16.4011, 32.2441)
Luminance	0.1640 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#856499 #789964

analogous

#6A6499 #856499 #996493

triadic

#856499 #998564 #649985

tetradic

#856499 #996A64 #789964 #649399

square

#856499 #996A64 #789964 #649399

split-complementary

#856499 #939964 #64996A

monochromatic

#45344F #654C74 #856499 #A289B2 #BFAECA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.91

#856499 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.28

#856499 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #856499

4.91:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##856499	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##856499	1.00	4.91	4.28	4.91
#FFFFFF	4.91	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.28	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.91	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5B6F9B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#627197

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#836B77

Achromatopsia (no color)

#717171

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #856499;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 100, 153);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.7% 0.088 312.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#a990b7',
    500: '#856499',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #856499;
$custom-light: #a990b7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#856499",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 133,
    "g": 100,
    "b": 153
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 277.358,
    "s": 20.949,
    "l": 49.608
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55675,
    "c": 0.08831,
    "h": 312.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.16401
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#856499

secondary

#A9B9A0

accent

#BE6A8A

background

#FAF8FB

surface

#F4F0F6

border

#CECBD0

text

#100C11

muted

#7F7D80

Preview Lab

Preview with #856499

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

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