#856EA4#856EA4

#856EA4 is a mid, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.188; OKLCH L 58.1% C 0.085 H 303.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.76:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#856EA4
RGB	rgb(133, 110, 164)
HSL	hsl(266, 23%, 54%)
HSV	hsv(266, 33%, 64%)
CMYK	cmyk(18.9%, 32.9%, 0%, 35.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(50.47, 20.23, -25.69)
CIE-LCH	lch(50.47, 32.70, 308.21°)
OKLab	oklab(58.1% 0.0467 -0.0708)
OKLCH	oklch(58.1% 0.085 303.4)
XYZ	xyz(21.9483, 18.8188, 37.5909)
Luminance	0.1882 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#856EA4 #8DA46E

analogous

#6E72A4 #856EA4 #A06EA4

triadic

#856EA4 #A4856E #6EA485

tetradic

#856EA4 #A46E72 #8DA46E #6EA4A0

square

#856EA4 #A46E72 #8DA46E #6EA4A0

split-complementary

#856EA4 #A4A06E #72A46E

monochromatic

#493A5D #675283 #856EA4 #A594BC #C4B9D3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.41

#856EA4 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.76

#856EA4 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #856EA4

4.76:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##856EA4	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##856EA4	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)

#6378A6

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6778A2

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#807682

Achromatopsia (no color)

#787878

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #856ea4;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 110, 164);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(58.1% 0.085 303.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#a997bf',
    500: '#856ea4',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #856ea4;
$custom-light: #a997bf;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#856ea4",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 133,
    "g": 110,
    "b": 164
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 265.556,
    "s": 22.881,
    "l": 53.725
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.581,
    "c": 0.08487,
    "h": 303.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.18819
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#856EA4

secondary

#B9C2AB

accent

#BF689A

background

#FAF9FB

surface

#F4F2F7

border

#CECCD0

text

#100D12

muted

#7F7E81

Preview Lab

Preview with #856EA4

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

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