#856BAF#856BAF

#856BAF is a mid, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.186; OKLCH L 58.1% C 0.105 H 300.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.72:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#856BAF
RGB	rgb(133, 107, 175)
HSL	hsl(263, 30%, 55%)
HSV	hsv(263, 39%, 69%)
CMYK	cmyk(24%, 38.9%, 0%, 31.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(50.21, 24.67, -32.51)
CIE-LCH	lch(50.21, 40.81, 307.19°)
OKLab	oklab(58.06% 0.0539 -0.0904)
OKLCH	oklch(58.06% 0.105 300.8)
XYZ	xyz(22.6667, 18.5970, 42.9446)
Luminance	0.1860 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#856BAF #95AF6B

analogous

#6B73AF #856BAF #A76BAF

triadic

#856BAF #AF856B #6BAF85

tetradic

#856BAF #AF6B73 #95AF6B #6BAFA7

square

#856BAF #AF6B73 #95AF6B #6BAFA7

split-complementary

#856BAF #AFA76B #73AF6B

monochromatic

#4A3868 #674D8F #856BAF #A693C4 #C6BADA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.45

#856BAF on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.72

#856BAF on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #856BAF

4.72:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##856BAF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##856BAF	1.00	4.45	4.72	4.72
#FFFFFF	4.45	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	4.72	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	4.72	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5A77B2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5F77AD

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#7D7685

Achromatopsia (no color)

#777777

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #856baf;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 107, 175);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(58.1% 0.105 300.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#aa95c7',
    500: '#856baf',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #856baf;
$custom-light: #aa95c7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#856baf",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 133,
    "g": 107,
    "b": 175
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 262.941,
    "s": 29.825,
    "l": 55.294
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.58062,
    "c": 0.10525,
    "h": 300.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.18597
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#856BAF

secondary

#BEC9AD

accent

#C662A0

background

#FAF9FC

surface

#F4F1F8

border

#CECBD1

text

#100D13

muted

#7F7E82

Preview Lab

Preview with #856BAF

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

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