#856D97#856D97

#856D97 is a mid, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.182; OKLCH L 57.3% C 0.069 H 310.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.63:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#856D97
RGB	rgb(133, 109, 151)
HSL	hsl(274, 17%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(274, 28%, 59%)
CMYK	cmyk(11.9%, 27.8%, 0%, 40.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(49.69, 17.82, -19.28)
CIE-LCH	lch(49.69, 26.25, 312.74°)
OKLab	oklab(57.32% 0.0446 -0.0526)
OKLCH	oklch(57.32% 0.069 310.2)
XYZ	xyz(20.7264, 18.1584, 31.6852)
Luminance	0.1816 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#856D97 #7F976D

analogous

#706D97 #856D97 #976D94

triadic

#856D97 #97856D #6D9785

tetradic

#856D97 #97706D #7F976D #6D9497

square

#856D97 #97706D #7F976D #6D9497

split-complementary

#856D97 #94976D #6D9770

monochromatic

#463950 #665374 #856D97 #A391B0 #C1B4CA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.53

#856D97 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.63

#856D97 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #856D97

4.63:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##856D97	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##856D97	1.00	4.53	4.63	4.63
#FFFFFF	4.53	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)

#667599

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6B7796

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#83727C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#767676

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #856d97;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 109, 151);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(57.3% 0.069 310.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#a997b5',
    500: '#856d97',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #856d97;
$custom-light: #a997b5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#856d97",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 133,
    "g": 109,
    "b": 151
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 274.286,
    "s": 16.8,
    "l": 50.98
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.57322,
    "c": 0.06896,
    "h": 310.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.18158
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#856D97

secondary

#AFB9A7

accent

#BA6E8F

background

#FAF9FB

surface

#F4F2F6

border

#CECCD0

text

#100D11

muted

#7F7E80

Preview Lab

Preview with #856D97

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

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