#856C81#856C81

#856C81 is a mid, muted purple. Relative luminance 0.173; OKLCH L 56.2% C 0.044 H 331.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.71:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#856C81
RGB	rgb(133, 108, 129)
HSL	hsl(310, 10%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(310, 19%, 52%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 18.8%, 3%, 47.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(48.63, 13.75, -7.85)
CIE-LCH	lch(48.63, 15.84, 330.27°)
OKLab	oklab(56.25% 0.0387 -0.0209)
OKLCH	oklch(56.25% 0.044 331.6)
XYZ	xyz(18.9975, 17.2971, 23.1025)
Luminance	0.1730 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#856C81 #6C8570

analogous

#7D6C85 #856C81 #856C75

triadic

#856C81 #81856C #6C8185

tetradic

#856C81 #857D6C #6C8570 #6C7585

square

#856C81 #857D6C #6C8570 #6C7585

split-complementary

#856C81 #75856C #6C857D

monochromatic

#41353F #635160 #856C81 #A28C9E #BDAEBB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.71

#856C81 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.46

#856C81 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #856C81

4.71:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##856C81	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##856C81	1.00	4.71	4.46	4.71
#FFFFFF	4.71	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.46	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.71	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#6C7182

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#717580

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#876D73

Achromatopsia (no color)

#737373

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #856c81;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 108, 129);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.2% 0.044 331.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#a896a5',
    500: '#856c81',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #856c81;
$custom-light: #a896a5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#856c81",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 133,
    "g": 108,
    "b": 129
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 309.6,
    "s": 10.373,
    "l": 47.255
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56247,
    "c": 0.04397,
    "h": 331.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.17297
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#856C81

secondary

#A0ADA2

accent

#B37F74

background

#FAF9FA

surface

#F4F2F4

border

#CECCCE

text

#0F0D0F

muted

#7F7E7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #856C81

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

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