#856CA6 — Purple
#856CA6 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.
#856CA6
Tints and shades (50–950)
Accessibility
Contrast on white
4.47:1
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
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Complementary palette
Analogous palette
Triadic palette
Copy-ready CSS
brand-scale.css
:root {
--brand-50: oklch(0.971 0.007 303.5); /* #f6f4f9 */
--brand-100: oklch(0.936 0.014 303.5); /* #ece8f2 */
--brand-200: oklch(0.885 0.03 303.5); /* #ddd5ea */
--brand-300: oklch(0.808 0.054 303.5); /* #c7b8dd */
--brand-400: oklch(0.712 0.079 303.5); /* #ac96cb */
--brand-500: oklch(0.637 0.096 303.5); /* #977dbb */
--brand-600: oklch(0.577 0.094 303.5); /* #856ba7 */
--brand-700: oklch(0.505 0.088 303.5); /* #6f588e */
--brand-800: oklch(0.444 0.078 303.5); /* #5d4877 */
--brand-900: oklch(0.396 0.071 303.5); /* #4f3d66 */
--brand-950: oklch(0.281 0.05 303.5); /* #2e233d */
}