#856BC0#856BC0

#856BC0 is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.193; OKLCH L 59.0% C 0.128 H 296.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.86:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#856BC0
RGB	rgb(133, 107, 192)
HSL	hsl(258, 40%, 59%)
HSV	hsv(258, 44%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(30.7%, 44.3%, 0%, 24.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(51.04, 28.97, -41.03)
CIE-LCH	lch(51.04, 50.23, 305.23°)
OKLab	oklab(58.96% 0.057 -0.1151)
OKLCH	oklch(58.96% 0.128 296.3)
XYZ	xyz(24.4427, 19.3074, 52.2979)
Luminance	0.1931 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#856BC0 #A6C06B

analogous

#6B7BC0 #856BC0 #AF6BC0

triadic

#856BC0 #C0856B #6BC085

tetradic

#856BC0 #C06B7B #A6C06B #6BC0AF

square

#856BC0 #C06B7B #A6C06B #6BC0AF

split-complementary

#856BC0 #C0AF6B #7BC06B

monochromatic

#4A357C #6447A7 #856BC0 #A896D2 #CCC1E5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.32

#856BC0 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.86

#856BC0 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #856BC0

4.86:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##856BC0	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##856BC0	1.00	4.32	4.86	4.86
#FFFFFF	4.32	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	4.86	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	4.86	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#517AC3

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5679BE

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#787A8C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#7A7A7A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #856bc0;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 107, 192);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(59.0% 0.128 296.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ab95d3',
    500: '#856bc0',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #856bc0;
$custom-light: #ab95d3;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#856bc0",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 133,
    "g": 107,
    "b": 192
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 258.353,
    "s": 40.284,
    "l": 58.627
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.58964,
    "c": 0.12847,
    "h": 296.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.19308
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#856BC0

secondary

#CAD4B3

accent

#D058AB

background

#FAF9FD

surface

#F4F2FA

border

#CECCD3

text

#100D14

muted

#7F7E83

Preview Lab

Preview with #856BC0

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

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