#856EA3#856EA3

#856EA3 is a mid, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.188; OKLCH L 58.1% C 0.083 H 303.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.76:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#856EA3
RGB	rgb(133, 110, 163)
HSL	hsl(266, 22%, 54%)
HSV	hsv(266, 33%, 64%)
CMYK	cmyk(18.4%, 32.5%, 0%, 36.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(50.43, 19.99, -25.17)
CIE-LCH	lch(50.43, 32.15, 308.45°)
OKLab	oklab(58.05% 0.0465 -0.0694)
OKLCH	oklch(58.05% 0.083 303.8)
XYZ	xyz(21.8583, 18.7828, 37.1171)
Luminance	0.1878 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#856EA3 #8CA36E

analogous

#6E71A3 #856EA3 #9F6EA3

triadic

#856EA3 #A3856E #6EA385

tetradic

#856EA3 #A36E71 #8CA36E #6EA39F

square

#856EA3 #A36E71 #8CA36E #6EA39F

split-complementary

#856EA3 #A39F6E #71A36E

monochromatic

#493A5C #675282 #856EA3 #A593BB #C4B9D3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.41

#856EA3 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.76

#856EA3 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #856EA3

4.76:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##856EA3	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##856EA3	1.00	4.41	4.76	4.76
#FFFFFF	4.41	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	4.76	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	4.76	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#6377A5

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6778A1

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#807681

Achromatopsia (no color)

#787878

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #856ea3;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 110, 163);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(58.1% 0.083 303.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#a997be',
    500: '#856ea3',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #856ea3;
$custom-light: #a997be;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#856ea3",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 133,
    "g": 110,
    "b": 163
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 266.038,
    "s": 22.363,
    "l": 53.529
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.58054,
    "c": 0.08349,
    "h": 303.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.18783
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#856EA3

secondary

#B8C2AB

accent

#BF699A

background

#FAF9FB

surface

#F4F2F7

border

#CECCD0

text

#100D12

muted

#7F7E81

Preview Lab

Preview with #856EA3

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

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