#856CBD#856CBD

#856CBD is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.194; OKLCH L 59.0% C 0.123 H 296.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.88:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#856CBD
RGB	rgb(133, 108, 189)
HSL	hsl(259, 38%, 58%)
HSV	hsv(259, 43%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(29.6%, 42.9%, 0%, 25.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(51.14, 27.61, -39.16)
CIE-LCH	lch(51.14, 47.92, 305.18°)
OKLab	oklab(58.98% 0.0551 -0.1097)
OKLCH	oklch(58.98% 0.123 296.7)
XYZ	xyz(24.2185, 19.3855, 50.6001)
Luminance	0.1939 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#856CBD #A4BD6C

analogous

#6C7BBD #856CBD #AD6CBD

triadic

#856CBD #BD856C #6CBD85

tetradic

#856CBD #BD6C7B #A4BD6C #6CBDAD

square

#856CBD #BD6C7B #A4BD6C #6CBDAD

split-complementary

#856CBD #BDAD6C #7BBD6C

monochromatic

#4B3678 #6549A3 #856CBD #A896D0 #CBC0E3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.31

#856CBD on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.88

#856CBD on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #856CBD

4.88:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##856CBD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##856CBD	1.00	4.31	4.88	4.88
#FFFFFF	4.31	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	4.88	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	4.88	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#547AC0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5979BB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#797A8B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#7A7A7A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #856cbd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 108, 189);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(59.0% 0.123 296.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#aa96d1',
    500: '#856cbd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #856cbd;
$custom-light: #aa96d1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#856cbd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 133,
    "g": 108,
    "b": 189
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 258.519,
    "s": 38.028,
    "l": 58.235
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.58982,
    "c": 0.12277,
    "h": 296.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.19386
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#856CBD

secondary

#C9D3B2

accent

#CE5AAA

background

#FAF9FC

surface

#F4F2F9

border

#CECCD2

text

#100D14

muted

#7F7E82

Preview Lab

Preview with #856CBD

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

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