#856AAF#856AAF

#856AAF is a mid, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.184; OKLCH L 57.9% C 0.107 H 301.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.68:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#856AAF
RGB	rgb(133, 106, 175)
HSL	hsl(263, 30%, 55%)
HSV	hsv(263, 39%, 69%)
CMYK	cmyk(24%, 39.4%, 0%, 31.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(49.97, 25.26, -32.90)
CIE-LCH	lch(49.97, 41.48, 307.52°)
OKLab	oklab(57.87% 0.0553 -0.0915)
OKLCH	oklch(57.87% 0.107 301.2)
XYZ	xyz(22.5631, 18.3897, 42.9100)
Luminance	0.1839 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#856AAF #94AF6A

analogous

#6A72AF #856AAF #A76AAF

triadic

#856AAF #AF856A #6AAF85

tetradic

#856AAF #AF6A72 #94AF6A #6AAFA7

square

#856AAF #AF6A72 #94AF6A #6AAFA7

split-complementary

#856AAF #AFA76A #72AF6A

monochromatic

#4A3767 #674D8F #856AAF #A692C4 #C6BADA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.49

#856AAF on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.68

#856AAF on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #856AAF

4.68:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##856AAF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##856AAF	1.00	4.49	4.68	4.68
#FFFFFF	4.49	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	4.68	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	4.68	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5976B2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5E77AD

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#7D7584

Achromatopsia (no color)

#777777

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #856aaf;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 106, 175);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(57.9% 0.107 301.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#aa95c7',
    500: '#856aaf',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #856aaf;
$custom-light: #aa95c7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#856aaf",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 133,
    "g": 106,
    "b": 175
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 263.478,
    "s": 30.131,
    "l": 55.098
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.57874,
    "c": 0.10695,
    "h": 301.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.1839
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#856AAF

secondary

#BEC9AC

accent

#C6619F

background

#FAF9FC

surface

#F4F1F8

border

#CECBD1

text

#100D13

muted

#7F7E82

Preview Lab

Preview with #856AAF

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

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