#856CBB#856CBB

#856CBB is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.193; OKLCH L 58.9% C 0.120 H 297.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.86:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#856CBB
RGB	rgb(133, 108, 187)
HSL	hsl(259, 37%, 58%)
HSV	hsv(259, 42%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(28.9%, 42.2%, 0%, 26.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(51.04, 27.10, -38.17)
CIE-LCH	lch(51.04, 46.81, 305.37°)
OKLab	oklab(58.87% 0.0548 -0.1068)
OKLCH	oklch(58.87% 0.12 297.2)
XYZ	xyz(24.0029, 19.2993, 49.4646)
Luminance	0.1930 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#856CBB #A2BB6C

analogous

#6C7BBB #856CBB #AC6CBB

triadic

#856CBB #BB856C #6CBB85

tetradic

#856CBB #BB6C7B #A2BB6C #6CBBAC

square

#856CBB #BB6C7B #A2BB6C #6CBBAC

split-complementary

#856CBB #BBAC6C #7BBB6C

monochromatic

#4B3776 #654AA0 #856CBB #A896CE #CAC0E2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.32

#856CBB on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.86

#856CBB on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #856CBB

4.86:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##856CBB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##856CBB	1.00	4.32	4.86	4.86
#FFFFFF	4.32	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	4.86	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	4.86	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#557ABE

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5A79B9

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#7A7A8A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#7A7A7A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #856cbb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 108, 187);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(58.9% 0.120 297.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#aa96d0',
    500: '#856cbb',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #856cbb;
$custom-light: #aa96d0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#856cbb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 133,
    "g": 108,
    "b": 187
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 258.987,
    "s": 36.744,
    "l": 57.843
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.58874,
    "c": 0.12003,
    "h": 297.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.193
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#856CBB

secondary

#C7D1B2

accent

#CD5BA9

background

#FAF9FC

surface

#F4F2F9

border

#CECCD2

text

#100D14

muted

#7F7E82

Preview Lab

Preview with #856CBB

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

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