#856BCB#856BCB

#856BCB is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.198; OKLCH L 59.6% C 0.143 H 294.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.96:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#856BCB
RGB	rgb(133, 107, 203)
HSL	hsl(256, 48%, 61%)
HSV	hsv(256, 47%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(34.5%, 47.3%, 0%, 20.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(51.63, 31.86, -46.42)
CIE-LCH	lch(51.63, 56.30, 304.47°)
OKLab	oklab(59.59% 0.0585 -0.1308)
OKLCH	oklch(59.59% 0.143 294.1)
XYZ	xyz(25.7073, 19.8132, 58.9583)
Luminance	0.1981 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#856BCB #B1CB6B

analogous

#6B81CB #856BCB #B56BCB

triadic

#856BCB #CB856B #6BCB85

tetradic

#856BCB #CB6B81 #B1CB6B #6BCBB5

square

#856BCB #CB6B81 #B1CB6B #6BCBB5

split-complementary

#856BCB #CBB56B #81CB6B

monochromatic

#49318B #6141B8 #856BCB #AA98DB #D0C6EB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.23

#856BCB on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.96

#856BCB on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #856BCB

4.96:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##856BCB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##856BCB	1.00	4.23	4.96	4.96
#FFFFFF	4.23	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	4.96	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	4.96	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4A7CCE

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4E79C9

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#757D91

Achromatopsia (no color)

#7B7B7B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #856bcb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 107, 203);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(59.6% 0.143 294.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ab96db',
    500: '#856bcb',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #856bcb;
$custom-light: #ab96db;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#856bcb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 133,
    "g": 107,
    "b": 203
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 256.25,
    "s": 48,
    "l": 60.784
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.59589,
    "c": 0.14334,
    "h": 294.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.19814
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#856BCB

secondary

#D1DBB7

accent

#BB2A94

background

#FAF9FD

surface

#F4F2FB

border

#CECCD4

text

#100D15

muted

#7F7E83

Preview Lab

Preview with #856BCB

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

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