#856ABE#856ABE

#856ABE is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.190; OKLCH L 58.7% C 0.127 H 297.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.80:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#856ABE
RGB	rgb(133, 106, 190)
HSL	hsl(259, 39%, 58%)
HSV	hsv(259, 44%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(30%, 44.2%, 0%, 25.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(50.70, 29.04, -40.43)
CIE-LCH	lch(50.70, 49.78, 305.70°)
OKLab	oklab(58.67% 0.0581 -0.1134)
OKLCH	oklch(58.67% 0.127 297.1)
XYZ	xyz(24.1189, 19.0121, 51.1042)
Luminance	0.1901 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#856ABE #A3BE6A

analogous

#6A79BE #856ABE #AF6ABE

triadic

#856ABE #BE856A #6ABE85

tetradic

#856ABE #BE6A79 #A3BE6A #6ABEAF

square

#856ABE #BE6A79 #A3BE6A #6ABEAF

split-complementary

#856ABE #BEAF6A #79BE6A

monochromatic

#4B3579 #6547A3 #856ABE #A895D1 #CBBFE3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.37

#856ABE on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.80

#856ABE on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #856ABE

4.80:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##856ABE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##856ABE	1.00	4.37	4.80	4.80
#FFFFFF	4.37	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	4.80	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	4.80	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5179C1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5678BC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#79798B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#797979

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #856abe;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 106, 190);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(58.7% 0.127 297.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ab95d2',
    500: '#856abe',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #856abe;
$custom-light: #ab95d2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#856abe",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 133,
    "g": 106,
    "b": 190
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 259.286,
    "s": 39.252,
    "l": 58.039
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.58671,
    "c": 0.12737,
    "h": 297.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.19012
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#856ABE

secondary

#C8D3B1

accent

#CF59A9

background

#FAF9FC

surface

#F4F1F9

border

#CECBD2

text

#100D14

muted

#7F7E82

Preview Lab

Preview with #856ABE

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

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