#856CBC#856CBC

#856CBC is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.193; OKLCH L 58.9% C 0.121 H 296.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.87:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#856CBC
RGB	rgb(133, 108, 188)
HSL	hsl(259, 37%, 58%)
HSV	hsv(259, 43%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(29.3%, 42.6%, 0%, 26.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(51.09, 27.35, -38.67)
CIE-LCH	lch(51.09, 47.36, 305.28°)
OKLab	oklab(58.93% 0.055 -0.1082)
OKLCH	oklch(58.93% 0.121 296.9)
XYZ	xyz(24.1104, 19.3422, 50.0304)
Luminance	0.1934 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#856CBC #A3BC6C

analogous

#6C7BBC #856CBC #AD6CBC

triadic

#856CBC #BC856C #6CBC85

tetradic

#856CBC #BC6C7B #A3BC6C #6CBCAD

square

#856CBC #BC6C7B #A3BC6C #6CBCAD

split-complementary

#856CBC #BCAD6C #7BBC6C

monochromatic

#4B3677 #654AA1 #856CBC #A896CF #CBC0E2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.31

#856CBC on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.87

#856CBC on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #856CBC

4.87:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##856CBC	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##856CBC	1.00	4.31	4.87	4.87
#FFFFFF	4.31	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	4.87	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	4.87	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#557ABF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5979BA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#7A7A8B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#7A7A7A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #856cbc;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 108, 188);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(58.9% 0.121 296.9);

Tailwind

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

SCSS

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

JSON

{
  "hex": "#856cbc",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 133,
    "g": 108,
    "b": 188
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 258.75,
    "s": 37.383,
    "l": 58.039
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.58928,
    "c": 0.1214,
    "h": 296.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.19343
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#856CBC

secondary

#C8D2B2

accent

#CD5AA9

background

#FAF9FC

surface

#F4F2F9

border

#CECCD2

text

#100D14

muted

#7F7E82

Preview Lab

Preview with #856CBC

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

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