#856EAE#856EAE

#856EAE is a mid, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.192; OKLCH L 58.6% C 0.099 H 299.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.84:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#856EAE
RGB	rgb(133, 110, 174)
HSL	hsl(262, 28%, 56%)
HSV	hsv(262, 37%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(23.6%, 36.8%, 0%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(50.91, 22.65, -30.84)
CIE-LCH	lch(50.91, 38.26, 306.29°)
OKLab	oklab(58.58% 0.0492 -0.0856)
OKLCH	oklch(58.58% 0.099 299.9)
XYZ	xyz(22.8871, 19.1943, 42.5353)
Luminance	0.1919 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#856EAE #97AE6E

analogous

#6E77AE #856EAE #A56EAE

triadic

#856EAE #AE856E #6EAE85

tetradic

#856EAE #AE6E77 #97AE6E #6EAEA5

square

#856EAE #AE6E77 #97AE6E #6EAEA5

split-complementary

#856EAE #AEA56E #77AE6E

monochromatic

#4A3A68 #67508F #856EAE #A695C4 #C7BDDA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.34

#856EAE on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.84

#856EAE on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #856EAE

4.84:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##856EAE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##856EAE	1.00	4.34	4.84	4.84
#FFFFFF	4.34	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	4.84	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	4.84	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5E79B0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6379AC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#7D7886

Achromatopsia (no color)

#797979

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #856eae;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 110, 174);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(58.6% 0.099 299.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#a997c6',
    500: '#856eae',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #856eae;
$custom-light: #a997c6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#856eae",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 133,
    "g": 110,
    "b": 174
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 261.563,
    "s": 28.319,
    "l": 55.686
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5858,
    "c": 0.09874,
    "h": 299.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.19194
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#856EAE

secondary

#C0C9AF

accent

#C563A2

background

#FAF9FC

surface

#F4F2F8

border

#CECCD1

text

#100D13

muted

#7F7E82

Preview Lab

Preview with #856EAE

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

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