#856BCF#856BCF

#856BCF is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.200; OKLCH L 59.8% C 0.149 H 293.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.00:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#856BCF
RGB	rgb(133, 107, 207)
HSL	hsl(256, 51%, 62%)
HSV	hsv(256, 48%, 81%)
CMYK	cmyk(35.7%, 48.3%, 0%, 18.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(51.84, 32.93, -48.35)
CIE-LCH	lch(51.84, 58.50, 304.26°)
OKLab	oklab(59.82% 0.059 -0.1365)
OKLCH	oklch(59.82% 0.149 293.4)
XYZ	xyz(26.1901, 20.0064, 61.5011)
Luminance	0.2001 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#856BCF #B5CF6B

analogous

#6B83CF #856BCF #B76BCF

triadic

#856BCF #CF856B #6BCF85

tetradic

#856BCF #CF6B83 #B5CF6B #6BCFB7

square

#856BCF #CF6B83 #B5CF6B #6BCFB7

split-complementary

#856BCF #CFB76B #83CF6B

monochromatic

#482F91 #5F3EBF #856BCF #AB99DE #D1C7ED

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.20

#856BCF on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.00

#856BCF on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #856BCF

5.00:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##856BCF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##856BCF	1.00	4.20	5.00	5.00
#FFFFFF	4.20	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.00	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.00	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#477DD3

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4B7ACD

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#737F93

Achromatopsia (no color)

#7C7C7C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #856bcf;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 107, 207);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(59.8% 0.149 293.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ac96de',
    500: '#856bcf',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #856bcf;
$custom-light: #ac96de;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#856bcf",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 133,
    "g": 107,
    "b": 207
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 255.6,
    "s": 51.02,
    "l": 61.569
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.59824,
    "c": 0.14869,
    "h": 293.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.20007
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#856BCF

secondary

#D4DEB8

accent

#BE2797

background

#FAF9FD

surface

#F4F2FB

border

#CECCD4

text

#100D15

muted

#7F7E83

Preview Lab

Preview with #856BCF

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

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