#856AA2#856AA2

#856AA2 is a mid, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.179; OKLCH L 57.2% C 0.089 H 305.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.58:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#856AA2
RGB	rgb(133, 106, 162)
HSL	hsl(269, 23%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(269, 35%, 64%)
CMYK	cmyk(17.9%, 34.6%, 0%, 36.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(49.38, 22.12, -26.22)
CIE-LCH	lch(49.38, 34.31, 310.16°)
OKLab	oklab(57.24% 0.0523 -0.0723)
OKLCH	oklch(57.24% 0.089 305.9)
XYZ	xyz(21.3472, 17.9034, 36.5065)
Luminance	0.1790 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#856AA2 #87A26A

analogous

#6A6BA2 #856AA2 #A16AA2

triadic

#856AA2 #A2856A #6AA285

tetradic

#856AA2 #A26A6B #87A26A #6AA2A1

square

#856AA2 #A26A6B #87A26A #6AA2A1

split-complementary

#856AA2 #A2A16A #6BA26A

monochromatic

#48385A #674F7F #856AA2 #A490BA #C3B5D1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.58

#856AA2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.58

#856AA2 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #856AA2

4.58:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##856AA2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##856AA2	1.00	4.58	4.58	4.58
#FFFFFF	4.58	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	4.58	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	4.58	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5F74A4

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6476A0

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#81727F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#757575

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #856aa2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 106, 162);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(57.2% 0.089 305.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#a995bd',
    500: '#856aa2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #856aa2;
$custom-light: #a995bd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#856aa2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 133,
    "g": 106,
    "b": 162
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 268.929,
    "s": 23.14,
    "l": 52.549
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.57236,
    "c": 0.08927,
    "h": 305.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.17903
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#856AA2

secondary

#B4C0A8

accent

#C06895

background

#FAF9FB

surface

#F4F1F6

border

#CECBD0

text

#100D12

muted

#7F7E81

Preview Lab

Preview with #856AA2

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

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