#856C8A#856C8A

#856C8A is a mid, muted purple. Relative luminance 0.175; OKLCH L 56.6% C 0.054 H 320.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.66:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#856C8A
RGB	rgb(133, 108, 138)
HSL	hsl(290, 12%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(290, 22%, 54%)
CMYK	cmyk(3.6%, 21.7%, 0%, 45.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(48.94, 15.59, -12.73)
CIE-LCH	lch(48.94, 20.13, 320.76°)
OKLab	oklab(56.59% 0.0419 -0.0343)
OKLCH	oklch(56.59% 0.054 320.7)
XYZ	xyz(19.6222, 17.5470, 26.3931)
Luminance	0.1755 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#856C8A #718A6C

analogous

#766C8A #856C8A #8A6C80

triadic

#856C8A #8A856C #6C8A85

tetradic

#856C8A #8A766C #718A6C #6C808A

square

#856C8A #8A766C #718A6C #6C808A

split-complementary

#856C8A #808A6C #6C8A76

monochromatic

#433645 #645168 #856C8A #A28DA6 #BEB0C1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.66

#856C8A on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.51

#856C8A on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #856C8A

4.66:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##856C8A	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##856C8A	1.00	4.66	4.51	4.66
#FFFFFF	4.66	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.51	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.66	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#69738B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6E7589

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#866F76

Achromatopsia (no color)

#747474

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #856c8a;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 108, 138);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.6% 0.054 320.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#a896ac',
    500: '#856c8a',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #856c8a;
$custom-light: #a896ac;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#856c8a",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 133,
    "g": 108,
    "b": 138
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 290,
    "s": 12.195,
    "l": 48.235
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56588,
    "c": 0.05417,
    "h": 320.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.17547
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#856C8A

secondary

#A4B0A2

accent

#B5737E

background

#FAF9FA

surface

#F4F2F4

border

#CECCCE

text

#0F0D10

muted

#7F7E7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #856C8A

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

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