#856BBD#856BBD

#856BBD is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.192; OKLCH L 58.8% C 0.124 H 297.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.84:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#856BBD
RGB	rgb(133, 107, 189)
HSL	hsl(259, 38%, 58%)
HSV	hsv(259, 43%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(29.6%, 43.4%, 0%, 25.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(50.89, 28.20, -39.55)
CIE-LCH	lch(50.89, 48.57, 305.49°)
OKLab	oklab(58.8% 0.0565 -0.1108)
OKLCH	oklch(58.8% 0.124 297)
XYZ	xyz(24.1137, 19.1758, 50.5651)
Luminance	0.1918 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#856BBD #A3BD6B

analogous

#6B7ABD #856BBD #AE6BBD

triadic

#856BBD #BD856B #6BBD85

tetradic

#856BBD #BD6B7A #A3BD6B #6BBDAE

square

#856BBD #BD6B7A #A3BD6B #6BBDAE

split-complementary

#856BBD #BDAE6B #7ABD6B

monochromatic

#4B3678 #6548A2 #856BBD #A895D0 #CBC0E3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.34

#856BBD on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.84

#856BBD on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #856BBD

4.84:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##856BBD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##856BBD	1.00	4.34	4.84	4.84
#FFFFFF	4.34	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	4.84	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	4.84	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#537AC0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5878BB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#797A8B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#797979

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #856bbd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 107, 189);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(58.8% 0.124 297.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#aa95d1',
    500: '#856bbd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #856bbd;
$custom-light: #aa95d1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#856bbd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 133,
    "g": 107,
    "b": 189
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 259.024,
    "s": 38.318,
    "l": 58.039
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.58799,
    "c": 0.1244,
    "h": 297
  },
  "luminance": 0.19176
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#856BBD

secondary

#C8D2B2

accent

#CE5AA9

background

#FAF9FC

surface

#F4F2F9

border

#CECCD2

text

#100D14

muted

#7F7E82

Preview Lab

Preview with #856BBD

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

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