#856BB7#856BB7

#856BB7 is a mid, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.189; OKLCH L 58.5% C 0.116 H 298.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.78:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#856BB7
RGB	rgb(133, 107, 183)
HSL	hsl(261, 35%, 57%)
HSV	hsv(261, 42%, 72%)
CMYK	cmyk(27.3%, 41.5%, 0%, 28.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(50.59, 26.67, -36.55)
CIE-LCH	lch(50.59, 45.25, 306.11°)
OKLab	oklab(58.48% 0.0555 -0.1021)
OKLCH	oklch(58.48% 0.116 298.5)
XYZ	xyz(23.4758, 18.9207, 47.2058)
Luminance	0.1892 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#856BB7 #9DB76B

analogous

#6B77B7 #856BB7 #AB6BB7

triadic

#856BB7 #B7856B #6BB785

tetradic

#856BB7 #B76B77 #9DB76B #6BB7AB

square

#856BB7 #B76B77 #9DB76B #6BB7AB

split-complementary

#856BB7 #B7AB6B #77B76B

monochromatic

#4B3771 #664B9A #856BB7 #A794CB #C9BDDF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.39

#856BB7 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.78

#856BB7 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #856BB7

4.78:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##856BB7	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##856BB7	1.00	4.39	4.78	4.78
#FFFFFF	4.39	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	4.78	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	4.78	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5678BA

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5B78B5

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#7B7888

Achromatopsia (no color)

#787878

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #856bb7;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 107, 183);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(58.5% 0.116 298.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#aa95cd',
    500: '#856bb7',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #856bb7;
$custom-light: #aa95cd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#856bb7",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 133,
    "g": 107,
    "b": 183
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 260.526,
    "s": 34.545,
    "l": 56.863
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.58476,
    "c": 0.1162,
    "h": 298.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.18921
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#856BB7

secondary

#C4CEAF

accent

#CB5DA5

background

#FAF9FC

surface

#F4F2F9

border

#CECCD2

text

#100D13

muted

#7F7E82

Preview Lab

Preview with #856BB7

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

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