#856BA4#856BA4

#856BA4 is a mid, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.182; OKLCH L 57.5% C 0.090 H 304.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.64:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#856BA4
RGB	rgb(133, 107, 164)
HSL	hsl(267, 24%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(267, 35%, 64%)
CMYK	cmyk(18.9%, 34.8%, 0%, 35.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(49.72, 22.00, -26.87)
CIE-LCH	lch(49.72, 34.73, 309.32°)
OKLab	oklab(57.52% 0.0513 -0.0742)
OKLCH	oklch(57.52% 0.09 304.7)
XYZ	xyz(21.6301, 18.1824, 37.4848)
Luminance	0.1818 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#856BA4 #8AA46B

analogous

#6B6EA4 #856BA4 #A16BA4

triadic

#856BA4 #A4856B #6BA485

tetradic

#856BA4 #A46B6E #8AA46B #6BA4A1

square

#856BA4 #A46B6E #8AA46B #6BA4A1

split-complementary

#856BA4 #A4A16B #6EA46B

monochromatic

#49395C #675082 #856BA4 #A491BB #C3B7D3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.53

#856BA4 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.64

#856BA4 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #856BA4

4.64:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##856BA4	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##856BA4	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)

#5F75A6

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6476A2

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#807480

Achromatopsia (no color)

#767676

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #856ba4;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 107, 164);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(57.5% 0.090 304.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#a995bf',
    500: '#856ba4',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #856ba4;
$custom-light: #a995bf;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#856ba4",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 133,
    "g": 107,
    "b": 164
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 267.368,
    "s": 23.849,
    "l": 53.137
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.57522,
    "c": 0.09019,
    "h": 304.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.18182
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#856BA4

secondary

#B6C2A9

accent

#C06798

background

#FAF9FB

surface

#F4F1F7

border

#CECBD0

text

#100D12

muted

#7F7E81

Preview Lab

Preview with #856BA4

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

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