#856A8A#856A8A

#856A8A is a mid, muted purple. Relative luminance 0.171; OKLCH L 56.2% C 0.058 H 321.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.74:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#856A8A
RGB	rgb(133, 106, 138)
HSL	hsl(291, 13%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(291, 23%, 54%)
CMYK	cmyk(3.6%, 23.2%, 0%, 45.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(48.42, 16.77, -13.52)
CIE-LCH	lch(48.42, 21.54, 321.13°)
OKLab	oklab(56.19% 0.0452 -0.0365)
OKLCH	oklch(56.19% 0.058 321.1)
XYZ	xyz(19.4137, 17.1300, 26.3236)
Luminance	0.1713 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#856A8A #6F8A6A

analogous

#756A8A #856A8A #8A6A7F

triadic

#856A8A #8A856A #6A8A85

tetradic

#856A8A #8A756A #6F8A6A #6A7F8A

square

#856A8A #8A756A #6F8A6A #6A7F8A

split-complementary

#856A8A #7F8A6A #6A8A75

monochromatic

#423545 #644F67 #856A8A #A28BA6 #BEAEC1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.74

#856A8A on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.43

#856A8A on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #856A8A

4.74:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##856A8A	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##856A8A	1.00	4.74	4.43	4.74
#FFFFFF	4.74	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.43	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.74	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#67718B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6D7489

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#866D75

Achromatopsia (no color)

#737373

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #856a8a;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 106, 138);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.2% 0.058 321.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#a894ac',
    500: '#856a8a',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #856a8a;
$custom-light: #a894ac;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#856a8a",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 133,
    "g": 106,
    "b": 138
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 290.625,
    "s": 13.115,
    "l": 47.843
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56189,
    "c": 0.05805,
    "h": 321.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.1713
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#856A8A

secondary

#A2B0A0

accent

#B6727C

background

#FAF9FA

surface

#F4F1F4

border

#CECBCE

text

#0F0D10

muted

#7F7E7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #856A8A

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

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