#856BBB#856BBB

#856BBB is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.191; OKLCH L 58.7% C 0.122 H 297.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.82:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#856BBB
RGB	rgb(133, 107, 187)
HSL	hsl(260, 37%, 58%)
HSV	hsv(260, 43%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(28.9%, 42.8%, 0%, 26.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(50.79, 27.69, -38.55)
CIE-LCH	lch(50.79, 47.46, 305.68°)
OKLab	oklab(58.69% 0.0562 -0.1079)
OKLCH	oklch(58.69% 0.122 297.5)
XYZ	xyz(23.8981, 19.0896, 49.4297)
Luminance	0.1909 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#856BBB #A1BB6B

analogous

#6B79BB #856BBB #AD6BBB

triadic

#856BBB #BB856B #6BBB85

tetradic

#856BBB #BB6B79 #A1BB6B #6BBBAD

square

#856BBB #BB6B79 #A1BB6B #6BBBAD

split-complementary

#856BBB #BBAD6B #79BB6B

monochromatic

#4B3676 #6549A0 #856BBB #A895CE #CABFE2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.36

#856BBB on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.82

#856BBB on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #856BBB

4.82:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##856BBB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##856BBB	1.00	4.36	4.82	4.82
#FFFFFF	4.36	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	4.82	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	4.82	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5479BE

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5978B9

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#7A798A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#797979

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #856bbb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 107, 187);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(58.7% 0.122 297.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#aa95d0',
    500: '#856bbb',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #856bbb;
$custom-light: #aa95d0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#856bbb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 133,
    "g": 107,
    "b": 187
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 259.5,
    "s": 37.037,
    "l": 57.647
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5869,
    "c": 0.12167,
    "h": 297.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.1909
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#856BBB

secondary

#C7D1B1

accent

#CD5BA8

background

#FAF9FC

surface

#F4F2F9

border

#CECCD2

text

#100D14

muted

#7F7E82

Preview Lab

Preview with #856BBB

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

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