#856697#856697

#856697 is a mid, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.167; OKLCH L 56.0% C 0.082 H 312.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.83:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#856697
RGB	rgb(133, 102, 151)
HSL	hsl(278, 19%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(278, 32%, 59%)
CMYK	cmyk(11.9%, 32.5%, 0%, 40.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(47.91, 21.96, -22.01)
CIE-LCH	lch(47.91, 31.09, 314.94°)
OKLab	oklab(55.96% 0.0556 -0.0603)
OKLCH	oklch(55.96% 0.082 312.7)
XYZ	xyz(20.0092, 16.7240, 31.4461)
Luminance	0.1672 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#856697 #789766

analogous

#6C6697 #856697 #976691

triadic

#856697 #978566 #669785

tetradic

#856697 #976C66 #789766 #669197

square

#856697 #976C66 #789766 #669197

split-complementary

#856697 #919766 #66976C

monochromatic

#45354E #654D72 #856697 #A28AB0 #BFAFC9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.83

#856697 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.34

#856697 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #856697

4.83:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##856697	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##856697	1.00	4.83	4.34	4.83
#FFFFFF	4.83	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.34	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.83	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5E7099

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#657296

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#846C78

Achromatopsia (no color)

#727272

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #856697;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 102, 151);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.0% 0.082 312.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#a992b5',
    500: '#856697',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #856697;
$custom-light: #a992b5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#856697",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 133,
    "g": 102,
    "b": 151
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 277.959,
    "s": 19.368,
    "l": 49.608
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55963,
    "c": 0.08202,
    "h": 312.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.16724
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#856697

secondary

#A9B8A1

accent

#BC6C89

background

#FAF8FB

surface

#F4F0F6

border

#CECBD0

text

#100D11

muted

#7F7D80

Preview Lab

Preview with #856697

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

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