#856C8D#856C8D

#856C8D is a mid, muted purple. Relative luminance 0.176; OKLCH L 56.7% C 0.058 H 317.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.64:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#856C8D
RGB	rgb(133, 108, 141)
HSL	hsl(285, 13%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(285, 23%, 55%)
CMYK	cmyk(5.7%, 23.4%, 0%, 44.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(49.05, 16.22, -14.35)
CIE-LCH	lch(49.05, 21.66, 318.51°)
OKLab	oklab(56.71% 0.0429 -0.0388)
OKLCH	oklch(56.71% 0.058 317.9)
XYZ	xyz(19.8424, 17.6351, 27.5528)
Luminance	0.1764 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#856C8D #748D6C

analogous

#756C8D #856C8D #8D6C85

triadic

#856C8D #8D856C #6C8D85

tetradic

#856C8D #8D756C #748D6C #6C858D

square

#856C8D #8D756C #748D6C #6C858D

split-complementary

#856C8D #858D6C #6C8D75

monochromatic

#443748 #64516A #856C8D #A28EA8 #BEB1C3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.64

#856C8D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.53

#856C8D on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #856C8D

4.64:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##856C8D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##856C8D	1.00	4.64	4.53	4.64
#FFFFFF	4.64	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.53	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.64	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#68738E

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6E758C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#857077

Achromatopsia (no color)

#757575

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #856c8d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 108, 141);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.7% 0.058 317.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#a896ae',
    500: '#856c8d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #856c8d;
$custom-light: #a896ae;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#856c8d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 133,
    "g": 108,
    "b": 141
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 285.455,
    "s": 13.253,
    "l": 48.824
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56708,
    "c": 0.05786,
    "h": 317.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.17635
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#856C8D

secondary

#A6B2A3

accent

#B67282

background

#FAF9FA

surface

#F4F2F4

border

#CECCCE

text

#0F0D10

muted

#7F7E7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #856C8D

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

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