#856AA4#856AA4

#856AA4 is a mid, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.180; OKLCH L 57.3% C 0.092 H 305.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.60:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#856AA4
RGB	rgb(133, 106, 164)
HSL	hsl(268, 24%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(268, 35%, 64%)
CMYK	cmyk(18.9%, 35.4%, 0%, 35.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(49.47, 22.60, -27.26)
CIE-LCH	lch(49.47, 35.41, 309.66°)
OKLab	oklab(57.33% 0.0528 -0.0753)
OKLCH	oklch(57.33% 0.092 305)
XYZ	xyz(21.5264, 17.9750, 37.4502)
Luminance	0.1797 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#856AA4 #89A46A

analogous

#6A6CA4 #856AA4 #A26AA4

triadic

#856AA4 #A4856A #6AA485

tetradic

#856AA4 #A46A6C #89A46A #6AA4A2

square

#856AA4 #A46A6C #89A46A #6AA4A2

split-complementary

#856AA4 #A4A26A #6CA46A

monochromatic

#49385C #674F82 #856AA4 #A490BB #C3B6D2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.57

#856AA4 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.60

#856AA4 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #856AA4

4.60:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##856AA4	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##856AA4	1.00	4.57	4.60	4.60
#FFFFFF	4.57	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	4.60	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	4.60	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5E75A6

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6376A2

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#80737F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#767676

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #856aa4;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 106, 164);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(57.3% 0.092 305.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#a995bf',
    500: '#856aa4',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #856aa4;
$custom-light: #a995bf;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#856aa4",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 133,
    "g": 106,
    "b": 164
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 267.931,
    "s": 24.167,
    "l": 52.941
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.57331,
    "c": 0.09197,
    "h": 305
  },
  "luminance": 0.17975
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#856AA4

secondary

#B6C1A8

accent

#C16797

background

#FAF9FB

surface

#F4F1F7

border

#CECBD0

text

#100D12

muted

#7F7E81

Preview Lab

Preview with #856AA4

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

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