#856BB2#856BB2

#856BB2 is a mid, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.187; OKLCH L 58.2% C 0.109 H 299.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.74:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#856BB2
RGB	rgb(133, 107, 178)
HSL	hsl(262, 32%, 56%)
HSV	hsv(262, 40%, 70%)
CMYK	cmyk(25.3%, 39.9%, 0%, 30.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(50.35, 25.41, -34.03)
CIE-LCH	lch(50.35, 42.47, 306.75°)
OKLab	oklab(58.22% 0.0545 -0.0948)
OKLCH	oklch(58.22% 0.109 299.9)
XYZ	xyz(22.9646, 18.7162, 44.5136)
Luminance	0.1872 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#856BB2 #98B26B

analogous

#6B74B2 #856BB2 #A86BB2

triadic

#856BB2 #B2856B #6BB285

tetradic

#856BB2 #B26B74 #98B26B #6BB2A8

square

#856BB2 #B26B74 #98B26B #6BB2A8

split-complementary

#856BB2 #B2A86B #74B26B

monochromatic

#4A386B #664D93 #856BB2 #A693C7 #C7BCDC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.43

#856BB2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.74

#856BB2 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #856BB2

4.74:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##856BB2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##856BB2	1.00	4.43	4.74	4.74
#FFFFFF	4.43	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	4.74	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	4.74	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5978B5

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5E77B0

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#7D7786

Achromatopsia (no color)

#787878

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #856bb2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 107, 178);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(58.2% 0.109 299.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#aa95c9',
    500: '#856bb2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #856bb2;
$custom-light: #aa95c9;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#856bb2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 133,
    "g": 107,
    "b": 178
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 261.972,
    "s": 31.556,
    "l": 55.882
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.58215,
    "c": 0.10936,
    "h": 299.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.18716
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#856BB2

secondary

#C0CBAE

accent

#C860A2

background

#FAF9FC

surface

#F4F1F8

border

#CECBD1

text

#100D13

muted

#7F7E82

Preview Lab

Preview with #856BB2

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

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