#856D96#856D96

#856D96 is a mid, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.181; OKLCH L 57.3% C 0.068 H 310.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.63:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#856D96
RGB	rgb(133, 109, 150)
HSL	hsl(275, 16%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(275, 27%, 59%)
CMYK	cmyk(11.3%, 27.3%, 0%, 41.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(49.65, 17.59, -18.75)
CIE-LCH	lch(49.65, 25.71, 313.18°)
OKLab	oklab(57.28% 0.0442 -0.0511)
OKLCH	oklch(57.28% 0.068 310.9)
XYZ	xyz(20.6456, 18.1260, 31.2593)
Luminance	0.1813 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#856D96 #7E966D

analogous

#706D96 #856D96 #966D92

triadic

#856D96 #96856D #6D9685

tetradic

#856D96 #96706D #7E966D #6D9296

square

#856D96 #96706D #7E966D #6D9296

split-complementary

#856D96 #92966D #6D9670

monochromatic

#46394F #665373 #856D96 #A391B0 #C0B4C9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.54

#856D96 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.63

#856D96 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #856D96

4.63:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##856D96	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##856D96	1.00	4.54	4.63	4.63
#FFFFFF	4.54	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	4.63	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	4.63	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#667598

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6B7795

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#83727B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#767676

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #856d96;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 109, 150);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(57.3% 0.068 310.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#a997b5',
    500: '#856d96',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #856d96;
$custom-light: #a997b5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#856d96",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 133,
    "g": 109,
    "b": 150
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 275.122,
    "s": 16.335,
    "l": 50.784
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5728,
    "c": 0.06763,
    "h": 310.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.18126
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#856D96

secondary

#AEB9A6

accent

#B96F8E

background

#FAF9FB

surface

#F4F2F6

border

#CECCD0

text

#100D11

muted

#7F7E80

Preview Lab

Preview with #856D96

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

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