#856BC7#856BC7

#856BC7 is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.196; OKLCH L 59.4% C 0.138 H 294.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.93:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#856BC7
RGB	rgb(133, 107, 199)
HSL	hsl(257, 45%, 60%)
HSV	hsv(257, 46%, 78%)
CMYK	cmyk(33.2%, 46.2%, 0%, 22%)
CIE-LAB	lab(51.41, 30.80, -44.47)
CIE-LCH	lch(51.41, 54.10, 304.71°)
OKLab	oklab(59.36% 0.058 -0.1252)
OKLCH	oklch(59.36% 0.138 294.9)
XYZ	xyz(25.2368, 19.6250, 56.4802)
Luminance	0.1963 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#856BC7 #ADC76B

analogous

#6B7FC7 #856BC7 #B36BC7

triadic

#856BC7 #C7856B #6BC785

tetradic

#856BC7 #C76B7F #ADC76B #6BC7B3

square

#856BC7 #C76B7F #ADC76B #6BC7B3

split-complementary

#856BC7 #C7B36B #7FC76B

monochromatic

#4A3285 #6243B2 #856BC7 #AA97D8 #CEC4E9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.26

#856BC7 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.93

#856BC7 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #856BC7

4.93:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##856BC7	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##856BC7	1.00	4.26	4.93	4.93
#FFFFFF	4.26	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	4.93	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	4.93	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4D7BCA

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5179C5

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#767C8F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#7A7A7A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #856bc7;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 107, 199);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(59.4% 0.138 294.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ab96d8',
    500: '#856bc7',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #856bc7;
$custom-light: #ab96d8;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#856bc7",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 133,
    "g": 107,
    "b": 199
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 256.957,
    "s": 45.098,
    "l": 60
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.59358,
    "c": 0.13795,
    "h": 294.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.19625
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#856BC7

secondary

#CFD9B5

accent

#D553B0

background

#FAF9FD

surface

#F4F2FA

border

#CECCD3

text

#100D14

muted

#7F7E83

Preview Lab

Preview with #856BC7

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

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