#856BBF#856BBF

#856BBF is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.193; OKLCH L 58.9% C 0.127 H 296.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.85:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#856BBF
RGB	rgb(133, 107, 191)
HSL	hsl(259, 40%, 58%)
HSV	hsv(259, 44%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(30.4%, 44%, 0%, 25.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(50.99, 28.71, -40.54)
CIE-LCH	lch(50.99, 49.68, 305.31°)
OKLab	oklab(58.91% 0.0569 -0.1137)
OKLCH	oklch(58.91% 0.127 296.6)
XYZ	xyz(24.3322, 19.2632, 51.7163)
Luminance	0.1926 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#856BBF #A5BF6B

analogous

#6B7BBF #856BBF #AF6BBF

triadic

#856BBF #BF856B #6BBF85

tetradic

#856BBF #BF6B7B #A5BF6B #6BBFAF

square

#856BBF #BF6B7B #A5BF6B #6BBFAF

split-complementary

#856BBF #BFAF6B #7BBF6B

monochromatic

#4B357B #6547A5 #856BBF #A896D1 #CBC0E4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.33

#856BBF on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.85

#856BBF on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #856BBF

4.85:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##856BBF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##856BBF	1.00	4.33	4.85	4.85
#FFFFFF	4.33	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	4.85	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	4.85	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#527AC2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5678BD

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#797A8C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#797979

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #856bbf;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 107, 191);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(58.9% 0.127 296.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ab95d3',
    500: '#856bbf',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #856bbf;
$custom-light: #ab95d3;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#856bbf",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 133,
    "g": 107,
    "b": 191
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 258.571,
    "s": 39.623,
    "l": 58.431
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.58908,
    "c": 0.12711,
    "h": 296.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.19264
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#856BBF

secondary

#C9D4B2

accent

#D058AB

background

#FAF9FC

surface

#F4F2F9

border

#CECCD2

text

#100D14

muted

#7F7E82

Preview Lab

Preview with #856BBF

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

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