#856EA5#856EA5

#856EA5 is a mid, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.189; OKLCH L 58.1% C 0.086 H 303.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.77:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#856EA5
RGB	rgb(133, 110, 165)
HSL	hsl(265, 23%, 54%)
HSV	hsv(265, 33%, 65%)
CMYK	cmyk(19.4%, 33.3%, 0%, 35.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(50.52, 20.46, -26.21)
CIE-LCH	lch(50.52, 33.25, 307.98°)
OKLab	oklab(58.15% 0.047 -0.0723)
OKLCH	oklch(58.15% 0.086 303)
XYZ	xyz(22.0389, 18.8550, 38.0683)
Luminance	0.1885 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#856EA5 #8EA56E

analogous

#6E73A5 #856EA5 #A16EA5

triadic

#856EA5 #A5856E #6EA585

tetradic

#856EA5 #A56E73 #8EA56E #6EA5A1

square

#856EA5 #A56E73 #8EA56E #6EA5A1

split-complementary

#856EA5 #A5A16E #73A56E

monochromatic

#493A5E #675284 #856EA5 #A594BC #C5BAD4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.40

#856EA5 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.77

#856EA5 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #856EA5

4.77:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##856EA5	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##856EA5	1.00	4.40	4.77	4.77
#FFFFFF	4.40	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	4.77	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	4.77	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#6278A7

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6778A3

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#807682

Achromatopsia (no color)

#787878

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #856ea5;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 110, 165);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(58.1% 0.086 303.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#a997c0',
    500: '#856ea5',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #856ea5;
$custom-light: #a997c0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#856ea5",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 133,
    "g": 110,
    "b": 165
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 265.091,
    "s": 23.404,
    "l": 53.922
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.58147,
    "c": 0.08625,
    "h": 303
  },
  "luminance": 0.18855
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#856EA5

secondary

#B9C3AC

accent

#C0689B

background

#FAF9FB

surface

#F4F2F7

border

#CECCD0

text

#100D12

muted

#7F7E81

Preview Lab

Preview with #856EA5

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

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