#856990#856990

#856990 is a mid, moderate purple. Relative luminance 0.171; OKLCH L 56.2% C 0.067 H 316.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.75:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#856990
RGB	rgb(133, 105, 144)
HSL	hsl(283, 16%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(283, 27%, 56%)
CMYK	cmyk(7.6%, 27.1%, 0%, 43.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(48.39, 18.64, -17.13)
CIE-LCH	lch(48.39, 25.32, 317.43°)
OKLab	oklab(56.24% 0.0487 -0.0466)
OKLCH	oklch(56.24% 0.067 316.3)
XYZ	xyz(19.7577, 17.1036, 28.6407)
Luminance	0.1710 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#856990 #749069

analogous

#726990 #856990 #906988

triadic

#856990 #908569 #699085

tetradic

#856990 #907269 #749069 #698890

square

#856990 #907269 #749069 #698890

split-complementary

#856990 #889069 #699072

monochromatic

#443549 #644F6D #856990 #A28BAB #BEAFC5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.75

#856990 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.42

#856990 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #856990

4.75:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##856990	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##856990	1.00	4.75	4.42	4.75
#FFFFFF	4.75	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.42	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.75	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#647192

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6A748F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#856D77

Achromatopsia (no color)

#737373

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #856990;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 105, 144);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.2% 0.067 316.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#a994b0',
    500: '#856990',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #856990;
$custom-light: #a994b0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#856990",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 133,
    "g": 105,
    "b": 144
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 283.077,
    "s": 15.663,
    "l": 48.824
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56238,
    "c": 0.0674,
    "h": 316.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.17103
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#856990

secondary

#A6B4A1

accent

#B86F84

background

#FAF9FA

surface

#F4F1F4

border

#CECBCE

text

#100D10

muted

#7F7E7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #856990

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

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