#856CA5 — Purple
#856CA5 is a purple in the Purple family. In practice it looks like a soft, dusty medium purple, and it is also commonly known as Purple, Orchid. Below are all of its color space values, an 11-step scale, harmony palettes and accessibility data.
#856CA5
Tints and shades (50–950)
Accessibility
Contrast on white
4.48:1
Contrast on black
4.69:1
- AA (4.5:1) on whiteFail
- AA Large (3:1) on whitePass
- AAA (7:1) on whiteFail
- AAA Large (4.5:1) on whiteFail
- UI components (3:1) on whitePass
Need a passing variant? Repair this color in the contrast checker.
Complementary palette
Analogous palette
Triadic palette
Copy-ready CSS
brand-scale.css
:root {
--brand-50: oklch(0.971 0.007 303.9); /* #f6f4f9 */
--brand-100: oklch(0.936 0.014 303.9); /* #ece8f2 */
--brand-200: oklch(0.885 0.029 303.9); /* #ddd5e9 */
--brand-300: oklch(0.808 0.053 303.9); /* #c7b8dd */
--brand-400: oklch(0.712 0.078 303.9); /* #ac96ca */
--brand-500: oklch(0.637 0.094 303.9); /* #977dba */
--brand-600: oklch(0.577 0.092 303.9); /* #856ba6 */
--brand-700: oklch(0.505 0.087 303.9); /* #6f588d */
--brand-800: oklch(0.444 0.077 303.9); /* #5d4876 */
--brand-900: oklch(0.396 0.07 303.9); /* #4f3d65 */
--brand-950: oklch(0.281 0.049 303.9); /* #2e233d */
}