#856ABB#856ABB

#856ABB is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.189; OKLCH L 58.5% C 0.123 H 297.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.78:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#856ABB
RGB	rgb(133, 106, 187)
HSL	hsl(260, 37%, 57%)
HSV	hsv(260, 43%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(28.9%, 43.3%, 0%, 26.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(50.55, 28.27, -38.94)
CIE-LCH	lch(50.55, 48.12, 305.99°)
OKLab	oklab(58.51% 0.0576 -0.109)
OKLCH	oklch(58.51% 0.123 297.8)
XYZ	xyz(23.7944, 18.8822, 49.3951)
Luminance	0.1888 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#856ABB #A0BB6A

analogous

#6A78BB #856ABB #AD6ABB

triadic

#856ABB #BB856A #6ABB85

tetradic

#856ABB #BB6A78 #A0BB6A #6ABBAD

square

#856ABB #BB6A78 #A0BB6A #6ABBAD

split-complementary

#856ABB #BBAD6A #78BB6A

monochromatic

#4B3575 #65499F #856ABB #A794CE #CABEE1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.40

#856ABB on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.78

#856ABB on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #856ABB

4.78:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##856ABB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##856ABB	1.00	4.40	4.78	4.78
#FFFFFF	4.40	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	4.78	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	4.78	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5378BE

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5878B9

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#7A7889

Achromatopsia (no color)

#787878

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #856abb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 106, 187);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(58.5% 0.123 297.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#aa95d0',
    500: '#856abb',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #856abb;
$custom-light: #aa95d0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#856abb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 133,
    "g": 106,
    "b": 187
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 260,
    "s": 37.327,
    "l": 57.451
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.58507,
    "c": 0.12331,
    "h": 297.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.18882
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#856ABB

secondary

#C6D1B0

accent

#CD5BA7

background

#FAF9FC

surface

#F4F1F9

border

#CECBD2

text

#100D14

muted

#7F7E82

Preview Lab

Preview with #856ABB

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

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