#856BB5#856BB5

#856BB5 is a mid, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.188; OKLCH L 58.4% C 0.113 H 299.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.77:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#856BB5
RGB	rgb(133, 107, 181)
HSL	hsl(261, 33%, 56%)
HSV	hsv(261, 41%, 71%)
CMYK	cmyk(26.5%, 40.9%, 0%, 29%)
CIE-LAB	lab(50.50, 26.16, -35.55)
CIE-LCH	lch(50.50, 44.14, 306.35°)
OKLab	oklab(58.37% 0.0551 -0.0992)
OKLCH	oklch(58.37% 0.113 299)
XYZ	xyz(23.2691, 18.8380, 46.1173)
Luminance	0.1884 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#856BB5 #9BB56B

analogous

#6B76B5 #856BB5 #AA6BB5

triadic

#856BB5 #B5856B #6BB585

tetradic

#856BB5 #B56B76 #9BB56B #6BB5AA

square

#856BB5 #B56B76 #9BB56B #6BB5AA

split-complementary

#856BB5 #B5AA6B #76B56B

monochromatic

#4B376E #664C97 #856BB5 #A794C9 #C8BDDE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.40

#856BB5 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.77

#856BB5 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #856BB5

4.77:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##856BB5	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##856BB5	1.00	4.40	4.77	4.77
#FFFFFF	4.40	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	4.77	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	4.77	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5778B8

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5C78B3

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#7C7887

Achromatopsia (no color)

#787878

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #856bb5;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 107, 181);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(58.4% 0.113 299.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#aa95cb',
    500: '#856bb5',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #856bb5;
$custom-light: #aa95cb;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#856bb5",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 133,
    "g": 107,
    "b": 181
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 261.081,
    "s": 33.333,
    "l": 56.471
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.58371,
    "c": 0.11347,
    "h": 299
  },
  "luminance": 0.18838
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#856BB5

secondary

#C2CDAF

accent

#C95EA4

background

#FAF9FC

surface

#F4F2F8

border

#CECCD1

text

#100D13

muted

#7F7E82

Preview Lab

Preview with #856BB5

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

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