#856EA7#856EA7

#856EA7 is a mid, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.189; OKLCH L 58.2% C 0.089 H 302.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.79:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#856EA7
RGB	rgb(133, 110, 167)
HSL	hsl(264, 24%, 54%)
HSV	hsv(264, 34%, 65%)
CMYK	cmyk(20.4%, 34.1%, 0%, 34.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(50.60, 20.94, -27.24)
CIE-LCH	lch(50.60, 34.36, 307.55°)
OKLab	oklab(58.24% 0.0475 -0.0753)
OKLCH	oklch(58.24% 0.089 302.3)
XYZ	xyz(22.2224, 18.9284, 39.0345)
Luminance	0.1893 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#856EA7 #90A76E

analogous

#6E73A7 #856EA7 #A26EA7

triadic

#856EA7 #A7856E #6EA785

tetradic

#856EA7 #A76E73 #90A76E #6EA7A2

square

#856EA7 #A76E73 #90A76E #6EA7A2

split-complementary

#856EA7 #A7A26E #73A76E

monochromatic

#4A3A60 #675286 #856EA7 #A594BE #C5BAD5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.39

#856EA7 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.79

#856EA7 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #856EA7

4.79:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##856EA7	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##856EA7	1.00	4.39	4.79	4.79
#FFFFFF	4.39	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	4.79	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	4.79	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#6178A9

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6678A5

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#7F7783

Achromatopsia (no color)

#787878

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #856ea7;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 110, 167);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(58.2% 0.089 302.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#a997c1',
    500: '#856ea7',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #856ea7;
$custom-light: #a997c1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#856ea7",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 133,
    "g": 110,
    "b": 167
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 264.211,
    "s": 24.464,
    "l": 54.314
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.58241,
    "c": 0.08903,
    "h": 302.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.18928
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#856EA7

secondary

#BBC4AC

accent

#C1679D

background

#FAF9FB

surface

#F4F2F7

border

#CECCD0

text

#100D12

muted

#7F7E81

Preview Lab

Preview with #856EA7

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

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