#856DA4#856DA4

#856DA4 is a mid, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.186; OKLCH L 57.9% C 0.087 H 303.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.72:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#856DA4
RGB	rgb(133, 109, 164)
HSL	hsl(266, 23%, 54%)
HSV	hsv(266, 34%, 64%)
CMYK	cmyk(18.9%, 33.5%, 0%, 35.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(50.22, 20.82, -26.09)
CIE-LCH	lch(50.22, 33.38, 308.59°)
OKLab	oklab(57.91% 0.0483 -0.072)
OKLCH	oklch(57.91% 0.087 303.8)
XYZ	xyz(21.8410, 18.6042, 37.5551)
Luminance	0.1860 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#856DA4 #8CA46D

analogous

#6D70A4 #856DA4 #A06DA4

triadic

#856DA4 #A4856D #6DA485

tetradic

#856DA4 #A46D70 #8CA46D #6DA4A0

square

#856DA4 #A46D70 #8CA46D #6DA4A0

split-complementary

#856DA4 #A4A06D #70A46D

monochromatic

#493A5D #675182 #856DA4 #A593BB #C4B8D3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.45

#856DA4 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.72

#856DA4 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #856DA4

4.72:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##856DA4	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##856DA4	1.00	4.45	4.72	4.72
#FFFFFF	4.45	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	4.72	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	4.72	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#6177A6

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6677A2

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#807581

Achromatopsia (no color)

#777777

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #856da4;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 109, 164);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(57.9% 0.087 303.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#a997bf',
    500: '#856da4',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #856da4;
$custom-light: #a997bf;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#856da4",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 133,
    "g": 109,
    "b": 164
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 266.182,
    "s": 23.207,
    "l": 53.529
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.57906,
    "c": 0.08665,
    "h": 303.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.18604
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#856DA4

secondary

#B8C2AB

accent

#C06899

background

#FAF9FB

surface

#F4F2F7

border

#CECCD0

text

#100D12

muted

#7F7E81

Preview Lab

Preview with #856DA4

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

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