#856F97#856F97

#856F97 is a mid, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.186; OKLCH L 57.7% C 0.065 H 309.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.72:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#856F97
RGB	rgb(133, 111, 151)
HSL	hsl(273, 16%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(273, 26%, 59%)
CMYK	cmyk(11.9%, 26.5%, 0%, 40.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(50.20, 16.63, -18.49)
CIE-LCH	lch(50.20, 24.87, 311.97°)
OKLab	oklab(57.72% 0.0414 -0.0504)
OKLCH	oklch(57.72% 0.065 309.4)
XYZ	xyz(20.9422, 18.5900, 31.7571)
Luminance	0.1859 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#856F97 #81976F

analogous

#716F97 #856F97 #976F95

triadic

#856F97 #97856F #6F9785

tetradic

#856F97 #97716F #81976F #6F9597

square

#856F97 #97716F #81976F #6F9597

split-complementary

#856F97 #95976F #6F9771

monochromatic

#473B51 #665475 #856F97 #A393B1 #C1B6CA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.45

#856F97 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.72

#856F97 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #856F97

4.72:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##856F97	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##856F97	1.00	4.45	4.72	4.72
#FFFFFF	4.45	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	4.72	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	4.72	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#687699

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6D7896

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#83747D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#777777

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #856f97;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 111, 151);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(57.7% 0.065 309.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#a998b5',
    500: '#856f97',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #856f97;
$custom-light: #a998b5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#856f97",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 133,
    "g": 111,
    "b": 151
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 273,
    "s": 16.129,
    "l": 51.373
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.57719,
    "c": 0.06525,
    "h": 309.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.1859
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#856F97

secondary

#B0BAA8

accent

#B96F90

background

#FAF9FB

surface

#F4F2F6

border

#CECCD0

text

#100D11

muted

#7F7E80

Preview Lab

Preview with #856F97

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

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