#856ABA#856ABA

#856ABA is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.188; OKLCH L 58.5% C 0.122 H 298.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.77:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#856ABA
RGB	rgb(133, 106, 186)
HSL	hsl(260, 37%, 57%)
HSV	hsv(260, 43%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(28.5%, 43%, 0%, 27.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(50.50, 28.02, -38.44)
CIE-LCH	lch(50.50, 47.57, 306.09°)
OKLab	oklab(58.45% 0.0574 -0.1076)
OKLCH	oklch(58.45% 0.122 298.1)
XYZ	xyz(23.6877, 18.8396, 48.8333)
Luminance	0.1884 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#856ABA #9FBA6A

analogous

#6A77BA #856ABA #AD6ABA

triadic

#856ABA #BA856A #6ABA85

tetradic

#856ABA #BA6A77 #9FBA6A #6ABAAD

square

#856ABA #BA6A77 #9FBA6A #6ABAAD

split-complementary

#856ABA #BAAD6A #77BA6A

monochromatic

#4B3674 #66499E #856ABA #A794CD #C9BEE1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.40

#856ABA on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.77

#856ABA on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #856ABA

4.77:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##856ABA	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##856ABA	1.00	4.40	4.77	4.77
#FFFFFF	4.40	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	4.77	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	4.77	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5378BD

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5877B8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#7A7889

Achromatopsia (no color)

#787878

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #856aba;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 106, 186);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(58.5% 0.122 298.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#aa95cf',
    500: '#856aba',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #856aba;
$custom-light: #aa95cf;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#856aba",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 133,
    "g": 106,
    "b": 186
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 260.25,
    "s": 36.697,
    "l": 57.255
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.58453,
    "c": 0.12195,
    "h": 298.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.1884
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#856ABA

secondary

#C5D0B0

accent

#CD5BA6

background

#FAF9FC

surface

#F4F1F9

border

#CECBD2

text

#100D14

muted

#7F7E82

Preview Lab

Preview with #856ABA

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

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