#856DA2#856DA2

#856DA2 is a mid, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.185; OKLCH L 57.8% C 0.084 H 304.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.71:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#856DA2
RGB	rgb(133, 109, 162)
HSL	hsl(267, 22%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(267, 33%, 64%)
CMYK	cmyk(17.9%, 32.7%, 0%, 36.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(50.14, 20.35, -25.05)
CIE-LCH	lch(50.14, 32.27, 309.09°)
OKLab	oklab(57.81% 0.0477 -0.069)
OKLCH	oklch(57.81% 0.084 304.7)
XYZ	xyz(21.6618, 18.5325, 36.6114)
Luminance	0.1853 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#856DA2 #8AA26D

analogous

#6D6FA2 #856DA2 #9F6DA2

triadic

#856DA2 #A2856D #6DA285

tetradic

#856DA2 #A26D6F #8AA26D #6DA29F

square

#856DA2 #A26D6F #8AA26D #6DA29F

split-complementary

#856DA2 #A29F6D #6FA26D

monochromatic

#493A5B #675280 #856DA2 #A492BA #C3B8D2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.46

#856DA2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.71

#856DA2 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #856DA2

4.71:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##856DA2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##856DA2	1.00	4.46	4.71	4.71
#FFFFFF	4.46	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	4.71	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	4.71	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#6277A4

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6777A0

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#817580

Achromatopsia (no color)

#777777

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #856da2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 109, 162);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(57.8% 0.084 304.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#a997bd',
    500: '#856da2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #856da2;
$custom-light: #a997bd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#856da2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 133,
    "g": 109,
    "b": 162
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 267.17,
    "s": 22.176,
    "l": 53.137
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.57813,
    "c": 0.08389,
    "h": 304.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.18532
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#856DA2

secondary

#B6C1AA

accent

#BF6998

background

#FAF9FB

surface

#F4F2F6

border

#CECCD0

text

#100D12

muted

#7F7E81

Preview Lab

Preview with #856DA2

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

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