#856ACE#856ACE

#856ACE is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.198; OKLCH L 59.6% C 0.149 H 293.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.95:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#856ACE
RGB	rgb(133, 106, 206)
HSL	hsl(256, 51%, 61%)
HSV	hsv(256, 49%, 81%)
CMYK	cmyk(35.4%, 48.5%, 0%, 19.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(51.55, 33.25, -48.24)
CIE-LCH	lch(51.55, 58.59, 304.57°)
OKLab	oklab(59.59% 0.0602 -0.1362)
OKLCH	oklch(59.59% 0.149 293.8)
XYZ	xyz(25.9646, 19.7503, 60.8248)
Luminance	0.1975 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#856ACE #B3CE6A

analogous

#6A81CE #856ACE #B76ACE

triadic

#856ACE #CE856A #6ACE85

tetradic

#856ACE #CE6A81 #B3CE6A #6ACEB7

square

#856ACE #CE6A81 #B3CE6A #6ACEB7

split-complementary

#856ACE #CEB76A #81CE6A

monochromatic

#492F8F #603EBD #856ACE #AB98DD #D0C6EC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.24

#856ACE on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.95

#856ACE on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #856ACE

4.95:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##856ACE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##856ACE	1.00	4.24	4.95	4.95
#FFFFFF	4.24	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	4.95	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	4.95	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#467CD2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4B79CC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#747E92

Achromatopsia (no color)

#7B7B7B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #856ace;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 106, 206);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(59.6% 0.149 293.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ac95dd',
    500: '#856ace',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #856ace;
$custom-light: #ac95dd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#856ace",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 133,
    "g": 106,
    "b": 206
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 256.2,
    "s": 50.505,
    "l": 61.176
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.59589,
    "c": 0.14889,
    "h": 293.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.19751
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#856ACE

secondary

#D3DDB7

accent

#BE2895

background

#FAF9FD

surface

#F4F1FB

border

#CECBD4

text

#100D15

muted

#7F7E83

Preview Lab

Preview with #856ACE

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

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