#856F8A#856F8A

#856F8A is a mid, muted purple. Relative luminance 0.182; OKLCH L 57.2% C 0.048 H 320.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.64:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#856F8A
RGB	rgb(133, 111, 138)
HSL	hsl(289, 11%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(289, 20%, 54%)
CMYK	cmyk(3.6%, 19.6%, 0%, 45.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(49.73, 13.81, -11.55)
CIE-LCH	lch(49.73, 18.01, 320.10°)
OKLab	oklab(57.19% 0.037 -0.0311)
OKLCH	oklch(57.19% 0.048 320)
XYZ	xyz(19.9441, 18.1907, 26.5003)
Luminance	0.1819 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#856F8A #748A6F

analogous

#786F8A #856F8A #8A6F82

triadic

#856F8A #8A856F #6F8A85

tetradic

#856F8A #8A786F #748A6F #6F828A

square

#856F8A #8A786F #748A6F #6F828A

split-complementary

#856F8A #828A6F #6F8A78

monochromatic

#443846 #645468 #856F8A #A290A6 #BEB2C1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.53

#856F8A on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.64

#856F8A on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #856F8A

4.64:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##856F8A	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##856F8A	1.00	4.53	4.64	4.64
#FFFFFF	4.53	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	4.64	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	4.64	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#6C758B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#717789

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#867278

Achromatopsia (no color)

#767676

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #856f8a;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 111, 138);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(57.2% 0.048 320.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#a898ac',
    500: '#856f8a',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #856f8a;
$custom-light: #a898ac;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#856f8a",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 133,
    "g": 111,
    "b": 138
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 288.889,
    "s": 10.843,
    "l": 48.824
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.57193,
    "c": 0.04835,
    "h": 320
  },
  "luminance": 0.1819
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#856F8A

secondary

#A6B1A4

accent

#B47480

background

#FAF9FA

surface

#F4F2F4

border

#CECCCE

text

#0F0D10

muted

#7F7E7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #856F8A

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

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