Dark Lavender#856798

#856798 is a mid, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.170; OKLCH L 56.2% C 0.081 H 311.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.78:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Dark Lavender — editorial page

Color values

HEX	#856798
RGB	rgb(133, 103, 152)
HSL	hsl(277, 19%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(277, 32%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(12.5%, 32.2%, 0%, 40.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(48.20, 21.60, -22.15)
CIE-LCH	lch(48.20, 30.94, 314.27°)
OKLab	oklab(56.2% 0.0543 -0.0607)
OKLCH	oklch(56.2% 0.081 311.8)
XYZ	xyz(20.1896, 16.9543, 31.9086)
Luminance	0.1695 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#856798 #7A9867

analogous

#6C6798 #856798 #986793

triadic

#856798 #988567 #679885

tetradic

#856798 #986C67 #7A9867 #679398

square

#856798 #986C67 #7A9867 #679398

split-complementary

#856798 #939867 #67986C

monochromatic

#45364F #654E74 #856798 #A28BB1 #C0B0C9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.78

#856798 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.39

#856798 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #856798

4.78:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##856798	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##856798	1.00	4.78	4.39	4.78
#FFFFFF	4.78	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.39	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.78	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5F719A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#657397

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#836D79

Achromatopsia (no color)

#727272

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #856798;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 103, 152);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.2% 0.081 311.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#a992b6',
    500: '#856798',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #856798;
$custom-light: #a992b6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#856798",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 133,
    "g": 103,
    "b": 152
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 276.735,
    "s": 19.216,
    "l": 50
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56199,
    "c": 0.08144,
    "h": 311.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.16954
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#856798

secondary

#ABB8A2

accent

#BC6C8B

background

#FAF9FB

surface

#F4F1F6

border

#CECBD0

text

#100D11

muted

#7F7E80

Preview Lab

Preview with #856798

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

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