#856BCC#856BCC

#856BCC is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.199; OKLCH L 59.6% C 0.145 H 293.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.97:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#856BCC
RGB	rgb(133, 107, 204)
HSL	hsl(256, 49%, 61%)
HSV	hsv(256, 48%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(34.8%, 47.5%, 0%, 20%)
CIE-LAB	lab(51.68, 32.13, -46.90)
CIE-LCH	lch(51.68, 56.85, 304.41°)
OKLab	oklab(59.65% 0.0586 -0.1323)
OKLCH	oklch(59.65% 0.145 293.9)
XYZ	xyz(25.8268, 19.8611, 59.5879)
Luminance	0.1986 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#856BCC #B2CC6B

analogous

#6B81CC #856BCC #B56BCC

triadic

#856BCC #CC856B #6BCC85

tetradic

#856BCC #CC6B81 #B2CC6B #6BCCB5

square

#856BCC #CC6B81 #B2CC6B #6BCCB5

split-complementary

#856BCC #CCB56B #81CC6B

monochromatic

#49308C #6140BA #856BCC #AB99DC #D0C6EB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.22

#856BCC on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.97

#856BCC on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #856BCC

4.97:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##856BCC	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##856BCC	1.00	4.22	4.97	4.97
#FFFFFF	4.22	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	4.97	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	4.97	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#497CCF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4D7ACA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#747E92

Achromatopsia (no color)

#7B7B7B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #856bcc;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 107, 204);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(59.6% 0.145 293.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ac96dc',
    500: '#856bcc',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #856bcc;
$custom-light: #ac96dc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#856bcc",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 133,
    "g": 107,
    "b": 204
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 256.082,
    "s": 48.744,
    "l": 60.98
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.59648,
    "c": 0.14468,
    "h": 293.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.19862
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#856BCC

secondary

#D2DCB7

accent

#BC2995

background

#FAF9FD

surface

#F4F2FB

border

#CECCD4

text

#100D15

muted

#7F7E83

Preview Lab

Preview with #856BCC

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

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