#856EA0#856EA0

#856EA0 is a mid, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.187; OKLCH L 57.9% C 0.079 H 305.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.74:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#856EA0
RGB	rgb(133, 110, 160)
HSL	hsl(268, 21%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(268, 31%, 63%)
CMYK	cmyk(16.9%, 31.2%, 0%, 37.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(50.31, 19.28, -23.61)
CIE-LCH	lch(50.31, 30.49, 309.24°)
OKLab	oklab(57.92% 0.0456 -0.0649)
OKLCH	oklch(57.92% 0.079 305.1)
XYZ	xyz(21.5927, 18.6766, 35.7183)
Luminance	0.1868 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#856EA0 #89A06E

analogous

#6E70A0 #856EA0 #9E6EA0

triadic

#856EA0 #A0856E #6EA085

tetradic

#856EA0 #A06E70 #89A06E #6EA09E

square

#856EA0 #A06E70 #89A06E #6EA09E

split-complementary

#856EA0 #A09E6E #70A06E

monochromatic

#493A59 #67537E #856EA0 #A493B8 #C3B8D0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.43

#856EA0 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.74

#856EA0 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #856EA0

4.74:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##856EA0	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##856EA0	1.00	4.43	4.74	4.74
#FFFFFF	4.43	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	4.74	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	4.74	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#6477A2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#69789F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#817580

Achromatopsia (no color)

#787878

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #856ea0;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 110, 160);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(57.9% 0.079 305.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#a997bc',
    500: '#856ea0',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #856ea0;
$custom-light: #a997bc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#856ea0",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 133,
    "g": 110,
    "b": 160
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 267.6,
    "s": 20.833,
    "l": 52.941
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.57916,
    "c": 0.07935,
    "h": 305.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.18676
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#856EA0

secondary

#B6C0AA

accent

#BD6A97

background

#FAF9FB

surface

#F4F2F6

border

#CECCD0

text

#100D12

muted

#7F7E81

Preview Lab

Preview with #856EA0

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

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