#856BC2#856BC2

#856BC2 is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.194; OKLCH L 59.1% C 0.131 H 295.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.88:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#856BC2
RGB	rgb(133, 107, 194)
HSL	hsl(258, 42%, 59%)
HSV	hsv(258, 45%, 76%)
CMYK	cmyk(31.4%, 44.8%, 0%, 23.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(51.15, 29.49, -42.02)
CIE-LCH	lch(51.15, 51.34, 305.06°)
OKLab	oklab(59.08% 0.0573 -0.118)
OKLCH	oklch(59.08% 0.131 295.9)
XYZ	xyz(24.6658, 19.3966, 53.4729)
Luminance	0.1940 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#856BC2 #A8C26B

analogous

#6B7DC2 #856BC2 #B16BC2

triadic

#856BC2 #C2856B #6BC285

tetradic

#856BC2 #C26B7D #A8C26B #6BC2B1

square

#856BC2 #C26B7D #A8C26B #6BC2B1

split-complementary

#856BC2 #C2B16B #7DC26B

monochromatic

#4A347E #6446AA #856BC2 #A996D4 #CCC2E6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.30

#856BC2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.88

#856BC2 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #856BC2

4.88:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##856BC2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##856BC2	1.00	4.30	4.88	4.88
#FFFFFF	4.30	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	4.88	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	4.88	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#507AC5

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5479C0

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#787B8D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#7A7A7A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #856bc2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 107, 194);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(59.1% 0.131 295.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ab95d5',
    500: '#856bc2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #856bc2;
$custom-light: #ab95d5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#856bc2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 133,
    "g": 107,
    "b": 194
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 257.931,
    "s": 41.627,
    "l": 59.02
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.59075,
    "c": 0.13119,
    "h": 295.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.19397
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#856BC2

secondary

#CBD5B3

accent

#D156AD

background

#FAF9FD

surface

#F4F2FA

border

#CECCD3

text

#100D14

muted

#7F7E83

Preview Lab

Preview with #856BC2

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

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