#856BCD#856BCD

#856BCD is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.199; OKLCH L 59.7% C 0.146 H 293.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.98:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#856BCD
RGB	rgb(133, 107, 205)
HSL	hsl(256, 49%, 61%)
HSV	hsv(256, 48%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(35.1%, 47.8%, 0%, 19.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(51.73, 32.40, -47.39)
CIE-LCH	lch(51.73, 57.40, 304.36°)
OKLab	oklab(59.71% 0.0588 -0.1337)
OKLCH	oklch(59.71% 0.146 293.7)
XYZ	xyz(25.9472, 19.9092, 60.2216)
Luminance	0.1991 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#856BCD #B3CD6B

analogous

#6B82CD #856BCD #B66BCD

triadic

#856BCD #CD856B #6BCD85

tetradic

#856BCD #CD6B82 #B3CD6B #6BCDB6

square

#856BCD #CD6B82 #B3CD6B #6BCDB6

split-complementary

#856BCD #CDB66B #82CD6B

monochromatic

#49308E #603FBB #856BCD #AB99DC #D0C6EC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.22

#856BCD on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.98

#856BCD on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #856BCD

4.98:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##856BCD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##856BCD	1.00	4.22	4.98	4.98
#FFFFFF	4.22	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	4.98	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	4.98	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#487CD1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4D7ACB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#747E92

Achromatopsia (no color)

#7B7B7B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #856bcd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 107, 205);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(59.7% 0.146 293.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ac96dd',
    500: '#856bcd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #856bcd;
$custom-light: #ac96dd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#856bcd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 133,
    "g": 107,
    "b": 205
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 255.918,
    "s": 49.495,
    "l": 61.176
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.59706,
    "c": 0.14602,
    "h": 293.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.1991
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#856BCD

secondary

#D3DCB8

accent

#BD2996

background

#FAF9FD

surface

#F4F2FB

border

#CECCD4

text

#100D15

muted

#7F7E83

Preview Lab

Preview with #856BCD

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

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