#856BCA#856BCA

#856BCA is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.198; OKLCH L 59.5% C 0.142 H 294.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.95:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#856BCA
RGB	rgb(133, 107, 202)
HSL	hsl(256, 47%, 61%)
HSV	hsv(256, 47%, 79%)
CMYK	cmyk(34.2%, 47%, 0%, 20.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(51.57, 31.60, -45.93)
CIE-LCH	lch(51.57, 55.75, 304.52°)
OKLab	oklab(59.53% 0.0584 -0.1294)
OKLCH	oklch(59.53% 0.142 294.3)
XYZ	xyz(25.5885, 19.7657, 58.3327)
Luminance	0.1977 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#856BCA #B0CA6B

analogous

#6B80CA #856BCA #B46BCA

triadic

#856BCA #CA856B #6BCA85

tetradic

#856BCA #CA6B80 #B0CA6B #6BCAB4

square

#856BCA #CA6B80 #B0CA6B #6BCAB4

split-complementary

#856BCA #CAB46B #80CA6B

monochromatic

#493189 #6141B6 #856BCA #AA98DA #CFC5EA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.24

#856BCA on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.95

#856BCA on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #856BCA

4.95:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##856BCA	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##856BCA	1.00	4.24	4.95	4.95
#FFFFFF	4.24	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	4.95	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	4.95	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4B7CCD

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4F79C8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#757D91

Achromatopsia (no color)

#7B7B7B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #856bca;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 107, 202);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(59.5% 0.142 294.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ab96da',
    500: '#856bca',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #856bca;
$custom-light: #ab96da;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#856bca",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 133,
    "g": 107,
    "b": 202
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 256.421,
    "s": 47.264,
    "l": 60.588
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.59531,
    "c": 0.142,
    "h": 294.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.19766
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#856BCA

secondary

#D1DAB6

accent

#BB2B93

background

#FAF9FD

surface

#F4F2FB

border

#CECCD4

text

#100D15

muted

#7F7E83

Preview Lab

Preview with #856BCA

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

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