#856AB5#856AB5

#856AB5 is a mid, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.186; OKLCH L 58.2% C 0.115 H 299.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.73:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#856AB5
RGB	rgb(133, 106, 181)
HSL	hsl(262, 34%, 56%)
HSV	hsv(262, 41%, 71%)
CMYK	cmyk(26.5%, 41.4%, 0%, 29%)
CIE-LAB	lab(50.25, 26.75, -35.93)
CIE-LCH	lch(50.25, 44.80, 306.67°)
OKLab	oklab(58.19% 0.0565 -0.1003)
OKLCH	oklch(58.19% 0.115 299.4)
XYZ	xyz(23.1655, 18.6307, 46.0827)
Luminance	0.1863 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#856AB5 #9AB56A

analogous

#6A75B5 #856AB5 #AB6AB5

triadic

#856AB5 #B5856A #6AB585

tetradic

#856AB5 #B56A75 #9AB56A #6AB5AB

square

#856AB5 #B56A75 #9AB56A #6AB5AB

split-complementary

#856AB5 #B5AB6A #75B56A

monochromatic

#4B376E #664B97 #856AB5 #A693C9 #C8BCDE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.44

#856AB5 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.73

#856AB5 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #856AB5

4.73:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##856AB5	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##856AB5	1.00	4.44	4.73	4.73
#FFFFFF	4.44	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	4.73	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	4.73	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5677B8

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5B77B3

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#7C7787

Achromatopsia (no color)

#787878

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #856ab5;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 106, 181);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(58.2% 0.115 299.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#aa95cb',
    500: '#856ab5',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #856ab5;
$custom-light: #aa95cb;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#856ab5",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 133,
    "g": 106,
    "b": 181
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 261.6,
    "s": 33.632,
    "l": 56.275
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.58186,
    "c": 0.11514,
    "h": 299.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.18631
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#856AB5

secondary

#C2CDAE

accent

#CA5EA3

background

#FAF9FC

surface

#F4F1F8

border

#CECBD1

text

#100D13

muted

#7F7E82

Preview Lab

Preview with #856AB5

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

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