#856CC0#856CC0

#856CC0 is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.195; OKLCH L 59.1% C 0.127 H 296.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.90:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#856CC0
RGB	rgb(133, 108, 192)
HSL	hsl(258, 40%, 59%)
HSV	hsv(258, 44%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(30.7%, 43.7%, 0%, 24.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(51.29, 28.39, -40.65)
CIE-LCH	lch(51.29, 49.58, 304.92°)
OKLab	oklab(59.15% 0.0556 -0.114)
OKLCH	oklch(59.15% 0.127 296)
XYZ	xyz(24.5475, 19.5171, 52.3328)
Luminance	0.1952 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#856CC0 #A7C06C

analogous

#6C7DC0 #856CC0 #AF6CC0

triadic

#856CC0 #C0856C #6CC085

tetradic

#856CC0 #C06C7D #A7C06C #6CC0AF

square

#856CC0 #C06C7D #A7C06C #6CC0AF

split-complementary

#856CC0 #C0AF6C #7DC06C

monochromatic

#4A357C #6448A7 #856CC0 #A997D2 #CCC2E5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.28

#856CC0 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.90

#856CC0 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #856CC0

4.90:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##856CC0	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##856CC0	1.00	4.28	4.90	4.90
#FFFFFF	4.28	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	4.90	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	4.90	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#537BC3

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5779BE

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#787B8D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#7A7A7A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #856cc0;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 108, 192);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(59.1% 0.127 296.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ab96d3',
    500: '#856cc0',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #856cc0;
$custom-light: #ab96d3;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#856cc0",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 133,
    "g": 108,
    "b": 192
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 257.857,
    "s": 40,
    "l": 58.824
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.59146,
    "c": 0.12687,
    "h": 296
  },
  "luminance": 0.19517
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#856CC0

secondary

#CBD4B3

accent

#D058AC

background

#FAF9FD

surface

#F4F2FA

border

#CECCD3

text

#100D14

muted

#7F7E83

Preview Lab

Preview with #856CC0

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

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