#856CBF#856CBF

#856CBF is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.195; OKLCH L 59.1% C 0.126 H 296.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.89:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#856CBF
RGB	rgb(133, 108, 191)
HSL	hsl(258, 39%, 59%)
HSV	hsv(258, 43%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(30.4%, 43.5%, 0%, 25.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(51.24, 28.13, -40.16)
CIE-LCH	lch(51.24, 49.03, 305.01°)
OKLab	oklab(59.09% 0.0555 -0.1126)
OKLCH	oklch(59.09% 0.126 296.2)
XYZ	xyz(24.4371, 19.4729, 51.7513)
Luminance	0.1947 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#856CBF #A6BF6C

analogous

#6C7CBF #856CBF #AE6CBF

triadic

#856CBF #BF856C #6CBF85

tetradic

#856CBF #BF6C7C #A6BF6C #6CBFAE

square

#856CBF #BF6C7C #A6BF6C #6CBFAE

split-complementary

#856CBF #BFAE6C #7CBF6C

monochromatic

#4A367B #6448A6 #856CBF #A897D2 #CCC1E4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.29

#856CBF on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.89

#856CBF on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #856CBF

4.89:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##856CBF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##856CBF	1.00	4.29	4.89	4.89
#FFFFFF	4.29	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)

#537BC2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5879BD

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#797B8C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#7A7A7A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #856cbf;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 108, 191);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(59.1% 0.126 296.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ab96d2',
    500: '#856cbf',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #856cbf;
$custom-light: #ab96d2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#856cbf",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 133,
    "g": 108,
    "b": 191
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 258.072,
    "s": 39.336,
    "l": 58.627
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.59091,
    "c": 0.1255,
    "h": 296.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.19473
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#856CBF

secondary

#CAD4B3

accent

#CF59AB

background

#FAF9FC

surface

#F4F2F9

border

#CECCD2

text

#100D14

muted

#7F7E82

Preview Lab

Preview with #856CBF

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

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