#856BB3#856BB3

#856BB3 is a mid, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.188; OKLCH L 58.3% C 0.111 H 299.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.75:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#856BB3
RGB	rgb(133, 107, 179)
HSL	hsl(262, 32%, 56%)
HSV	hsv(262, 40%, 70%)
CMYK	cmyk(25.7%, 40.2%, 0%, 29.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(50.40, 25.66, -34.54)
CIE-LCH	lch(50.40, 43.03, 306.61°)
OKLab	oklab(58.27% 0.0547 -0.0963)
OKLCH	oklch(58.27% 0.111 299.6)
XYZ	xyz(23.0654, 18.7565, 45.0443)
Luminance	0.1876 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#856BB3 #99B36B

analogous

#6B75B3 #856BB3 #A96BB3

triadic

#856BB3 #B3856B #6BB385

tetradic

#856BB3 #B36B75 #99B36B #6BB3A9

square

#856BB3 #B36B75 #99B36B #6BB3A9

split-complementary

#856BB3 #B3A96B #75B36B

monochromatic

#4A386C #664C95 #856BB3 #A693C8 #C8BCDD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.42

#856BB3 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.75

#856BB3 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #856BB3

4.75:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##856BB3	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##856BB3	1.00	4.42	4.75	4.75
#FFFFFF	4.42	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	4.75	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	4.75	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5878B6

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5D77B1

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#7C7786

Achromatopsia (no color)

#787878

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #856bb3;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 107, 179);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(58.3% 0.111 299.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#aa95ca',
    500: '#856bb3',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #856bb3;
$custom-light: #aa95ca;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#856bb3",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 133,
    "g": 107,
    "b": 179
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 261.667,
    "s": 32.143,
    "l": 56.078
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.58267,
    "c": 0.11073,
    "h": 299.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.18757
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#856BB3

secondary

#C1CCAE

accent

#C85FA2

background

#FAF9FC

surface

#F4F1F8

border

#CECBD1

text

#100D13

muted

#7F7E82

Preview Lab

Preview with #856BB3

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

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