#856AAA#856AAA

#856AAA is a mid, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.182; OKLCH L 57.6% C 0.100 H 302.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.64:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#856AAA
RGB	rgb(133, 106, 170)
HSL	hsl(265, 27%, 54%)
HSV	hsv(265, 38%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(21.8%, 37.6%, 0%, 33.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(49.73, 24.04, -30.35)
CIE-LCH	lch(49.73, 38.71, 308.38°)
OKLab	oklab(57.62% 0.0542 -0.0842)
OKLCH	oklch(57.62% 0.1 302.8)
XYZ	xyz(22.0811, 18.1969, 40.3715)
Luminance	0.1820 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#856AAA #8FAA6A

analogous

#6A6FAA #856AAA #A56AAA

triadic

#856AAA #AA856A #6AAA85

tetradic

#856AAA #AA6A6F #8FAA6A #6AAAA5

square

#856AAA #AA6A6F #8FAA6A #6AAAA5

split-complementary

#856AAA #AAA56A #6FAA6A

monochromatic

#4A3862 #674E89 #856AAA #A591C0 #C5B8D6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.53

#856AAA on #FFFFFF

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On black

4.64

#856AAA on #000000

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Best text color

#000000 on #856AAA

4.64:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##856AAA	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##856AAA	1.00	4.53	4.64	4.64
#FFFFFF	4.53	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	4.64	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	4.64	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5B76AC

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6176A8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#7F7482

Achromatopsia (no color)

#767676

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #856aaa;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 106, 170);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(57.6% 0.100 302.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#a995c3',
    500: '#856aaa',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #856aaa;
$custom-light: #a995c3;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#856aaa",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 133,
    "g": 106,
    "b": 170
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 265.313,
    "s": 27.35,
    "l": 54.118
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.57623,
    "c": 0.10014,
    "h": 302.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.18197
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#856AAA

secondary

#BAC6AA

accent

#C4649B

background

#FAF9FC

surface

#F4F1F8

border

#CECBD1

text

#100D12

muted

#7F7E81

Preview Lab

Preview with #856AAA

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

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