#856BA2#856BA2

#856BA2 is a mid, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.181; OKLCH L 57.4% C 0.087 H 305.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.62:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#856BA2
RGB	rgb(133, 107, 162)
HSL	hsl(268, 23%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(268, 34%, 64%)
CMYK	cmyk(17.9%, 34%, 0%, 36.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(49.63, 21.53, -25.83)
CIE-LCH	lch(49.63, 33.63, 309.81°)
OKLab	oklab(57.43% 0.0508 -0.0712)
OKLCH	oklch(57.43% 0.087 305.5)
XYZ	xyz(21.4509, 18.1107, 36.5411)
Luminance	0.1811 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#856BA2 #88A26B

analogous

#6B6CA2 #856BA2 #A16BA2

triadic

#856BA2 #A2856B #6BA285

tetradic

#856BA2 #A26B6C #88A26B #6BA2A1

square

#856BA2 #A26B6C #88A26B #6BA2A1

split-complementary

#856BA2 #A2A16B #6CA26B

monochromatic

#48395A #675080 #856BA2 #A491BA #C3B6D1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.54

#856BA2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.62

#856BA2 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #856BA2

4.62:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##856BA2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##856BA2	1.00	4.54	4.62	4.62
#FFFFFF	4.54	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	4.62	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	4.62	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#6075A4

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6576A0

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#81737F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#767676

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #856ba2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 107, 162);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(57.4% 0.087 305.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#a995bd',
    500: '#856ba2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #856ba2;
$custom-light: #a995bd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#856ba2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 133,
    "g": 107,
    "b": 162
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 268.364,
    "s": 22.822,
    "l": 52.745
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.57427,
    "c": 0.08748,
    "h": 305.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.18111
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#856BA2

secondary

#B5C0A8

accent

#BF6896

background

#FAF9FB

surface

#F4F1F6

border

#CECBD0

text

#100D12

muted

#7F7E81

Preview Lab

Preview with #856BA2

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

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