#856CA3#856CA3

#856CA3 is a mid, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.184; OKLCH L 57.7% C 0.087 H 304.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.67:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#856CA3
RGB	rgb(133, 108, 163)
HSL	hsl(267, 23%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(267, 34%, 64%)
CMYK	cmyk(18.4%, 33.7%, 0%, 36.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(49.93, 21.17, -25.96)
CIE-LCH	lch(49.93, 33.50, 309.20°)
OKLab	oklab(57.67% 0.0495 -0.0716)
OKLCH	oklch(57.67% 0.087 304.7)
XYZ	xyz(21.6450, 18.3561, 37.0460)
Luminance	0.1836 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#856CA3 #8AA36C

analogous

#6C6EA3 #856CA3 #A16CA3

triadic

#856CA3 #A3856C #6CA385

tetradic

#856CA3 #A36C6E #8AA36C #6CA3A1

square

#856CA3 #A36C6E #8AA36C #6CA3A1

split-complementary

#856CA3 #A3A16C #6EA36C

monochromatic

#49395B #675181 #856CA3 #A492BB #C3B7D2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.50

#856CA3 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.67

#856CA3 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #856CA3

4.67:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##856CA3	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##856CA3	1.00	4.50	4.67	4.67
#FFFFFF	4.50	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	4.67	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	4.67	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#6176A5

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6677A1

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#807480

Achromatopsia (no color)

#777777

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #856ca3;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 108, 163);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(57.7% 0.087 304.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#a996be',
    500: '#856ca3',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #856ca3;
$custom-light: #a996be;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#856ca3",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 133,
    "g": 108,
    "b": 163
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 267.273,
    "s": 23.013,
    "l": 53.137
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.57667,
    "c": 0.08705,
    "h": 304.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.18356
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#856CA3

secondary

#B6C1AA

accent

#C06898

background

#FAF9FB

surface

#F4F2F7

border

#CECCD0

text

#100D12

muted

#7F7E81

Preview Lab

Preview with #856CA3

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

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