#856CBE#856CBE

#856CBE is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.194; OKLCH L 59.0% C 0.124 H 296.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.89:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#856CBE
RGB	rgb(133, 108, 190)
HSL	hsl(258, 39%, 58%)
HSV	hsv(258, 43%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(30%, 43.2%, 0%, 25.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(51.19, 27.87, -39.66)
CIE-LCH	lch(51.19, 48.47, 305.09°)
OKLab	oklab(59.04% 0.0553 -0.1111)
OKLCH	oklch(59.04% 0.124 296.5)
XYZ	xyz(24.3274, 19.4291, 51.1737)
Luminance	0.1943 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#856CBE #A5BE6C

analogous

#6C7CBE #856CBE #AE6CBE

triadic

#856CBE #BE856C #6CBE85

tetradic

#856CBE #BE6C7C #A5BE6C #6CBEAE

square

#856CBE #BE6C7C #A5BE6C #6CBEAE

split-complementary

#856CBE #BEAE6C #7CBE6C

monochromatic

#4B367A #6549A4 #856CBE #A896D1 #CBC1E4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.30

#856CBE on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.89

#856CBE on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #856CBE

4.89:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##856CBE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##856CBE	1.00	4.30	4.89	4.89
#FFFFFF	4.30	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	4.89	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	4.89	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#547AC1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5879BC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#797B8C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#7A7A7A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #856cbe;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 108, 190);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(59.0% 0.124 296.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#aa96d2',
    500: '#856cbe',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #856cbe;
$custom-light: #aa96d2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#856cbe",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 133,
    "g": 108,
    "b": 190
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 258.293,
    "s": 38.679,
    "l": 58.431
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.59037,
    "c": 0.12414,
    "h": 296.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.19429
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#856CBE

secondary

#C9D3B3

accent

#CF59AB

background

#FAF9FC

surface

#F4F2F9

border

#CECCD2

text

#100D14

muted

#7F7E82

Preview Lab

Preview with #856CBE

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

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