#856F8F#856F8F

#856F8F is a mid, muted purple. Relative luminance 0.183; OKLCH L 57.4% C 0.055 H 315.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.67:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#856F8F
RGB	rgb(133, 111, 143)
HSL	hsl(281, 13%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(281, 22%, 56%)
CMYK	cmyk(7%, 22.4%, 0%, 43.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(49.90, 14.87, -14.23)
CIE-LCH	lch(49.90, 20.59, 316.26°)
OKLab	oklab(57.39% 0.0388 -0.0385)
OKLCH	oklch(57.39% 0.055 315.2)
XYZ	xyz(20.3145, 18.3389, 28.4509)
Luminance	0.1834 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#856F8F #798F6F

analogous

#756F8F #856F8F #8F6F89

triadic

#856F8F #8F856F #6F8F85

tetradic

#856F8F #8F756F #798F6F #6F898F

square

#856F8F #8F756F #798F6F #6F898F

split-complementary

#856F8F #898F6F #6F8F75

monochromatic

#453A4A #65546D #856F8F #A291AA #BFB4C5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.50

#856F8F on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.67

#856F8F on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #856F8F

4.67:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##856F8F	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##856F8F	1.00	4.50	4.67	4.67
#FFFFFF	4.50	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	4.67	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	4.67	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#6B7590

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6F778E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#85737A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#777777

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #856f8f;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 111, 143);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(57.4% 0.055 315.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#a898af',
    500: '#856f8f',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #856f8f;
$custom-light: #a898af;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#856f8f",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 133,
    "g": 111,
    "b": 143
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 281.25,
    "s": 12.598,
    "l": 49.804
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5739,
    "c": 0.05466,
    "h": 315.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.18339
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#856F8F

secondary

#AAB4A6

accent

#B57287

background

#FAF9FA

surface

#F4F2F4

border

#CECCCE

text

#0F0D10

muted

#7F7E7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #856F8F

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

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