#856EA2#856EA2

#856EA2 is a mid, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.187; OKLCH L 58.0% C 0.082 H 304.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.75:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#856EA2
RGB	rgb(133, 110, 162)
HSL	hsl(267, 22%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(267, 32%, 64%)
CMYK	cmyk(17.9%, 32.1%, 0%, 36.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(50.39, 19.75, -24.65)
CIE-LCH	lch(50.39, 31.59, 308.70°)
OKLab	oklab(58.01% 0.0462 -0.0679)
OKLCH	oklch(58.01% 0.082 304.2)
XYZ	xyz(21.7691, 18.7471, 36.6471)
Luminance	0.1875 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#856EA2 #8BA26E

analogous

#6E71A2 #856EA2 #9F6EA2

triadic

#856EA2 #A2856E #6EA285

tetradic

#856EA2 #A26E71 #8BA26E #6EA29F

square

#856EA2 #A26E71 #8BA26E #6EA29F

split-complementary

#856EA2 #A29F6E #71A26E

monochromatic

#493A5B #675280 #856EA2 #A493BA #C4B9D2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.42

#856EA2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.75

#856EA2 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #856EA2

4.75:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##856EA2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##856EA2	1.00	4.42	4.75	4.75
#FFFFFF	4.42	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	4.75	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	4.75	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#6377A4

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6878A1

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#817681

Achromatopsia (no color)

#787878

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #856ea2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 110, 162);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(58.0% 0.082 304.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#a997bd',
    500: '#856ea2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #856ea2;
$custom-light: #a997bd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#856ea2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 133,
    "g": 110,
    "b": 162
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 266.538,
    "s": 21.849,
    "l": 53.333
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.58008,
    "c": 0.08211,
    "h": 304.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.18747
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#856EA2

secondary

#B7C1AB

accent

#BE6999

background

#FAF9FB

surface

#F4F2F6

border

#CECCD0

text

#100D12

muted

#7F7E81

Preview Lab

Preview with #856EA2

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

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