#856DAF#856DAF

#856DAF is a mid, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.190; OKLCH L 58.4% C 0.102 H 300.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.80:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#856DAF
RGB	rgb(133, 109, 175)
HSL	hsl(262, 29%, 56%)
HSV	hsv(262, 38%, 69%)
CMYK	cmyk(24%, 37.7%, 0%, 31.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(50.71, 23.48, -31.74)
CIE-LCH	lch(50.71, 39.48, 306.50°)
OKLab	oklab(58.44% 0.0509 -0.0882)
OKLCH	oklch(58.44% 0.102 300)
XYZ	xyz(22.8776, 19.0189, 43.0149)
Luminance	0.1902 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#856DAF #97AF6D

analogous

#6D76AF #856DAF #A66DAF

triadic

#856DAF #AF856D #6DAF85

tetradic

#856DAF #AF6D76 #97AF6D #6DAFA6

square

#856DAF #AF6D76 #97AF6D #6DAFA6

split-complementary

#856DAF #AFA66D #76AF6D

monochromatic

#4A3968 #674F90 #856DAF #A695C5 #C7BCDA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.37

#856DAF on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.80

#856DAF on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #856DAF

4.80:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##856DAF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##856DAF	1.00	4.37	4.80	4.80
#FFFFFF	4.37	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	4.80	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	4.80	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5D79B2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6178AD

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#7D7886

Achromatopsia (no color)

#797979

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #856daf;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 109, 175);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(58.4% 0.102 300.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#aa97c7',
    500: '#856daf',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #856daf;
$custom-light: #aa97c7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#856daf",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 133,
    "g": 109,
    "b": 175
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 261.818,
    "s": 29.204,
    "l": 55.686
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.58439,
    "c": 0.10184,
    "h": 300
  },
  "luminance": 0.19019
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#856DAF

secondary

#C0CAAE

accent

#C562A1

background

#FAF9FC

surface

#F4F2F8

border

#CECCD1

text

#100D13

muted

#7F7E82

Preview Lab

Preview with #856DAF

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

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