#856CC1#856CC1

#856CC1 is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.196; OKLCH L 59.2% C 0.128 H 295.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.91:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#856CC1
RGB	rgb(133, 108, 193)
HSL	hsl(258, 41%, 59%)
HSV	hsv(258, 44%, 76%)
CMYK	cmyk(31.1%, 44%, 0%, 24.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(51.34, 28.65, -41.15)
CIE-LCH	lch(51.34, 50.14, 304.85°)
OKLab	oklab(59.2% 0.0558 -0.1155)
OKLCH	oklch(59.2% 0.128 295.8)
XYZ	xyz(24.6587, 19.5616, 52.9184)
Luminance	0.1956 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#856CC1 #A8C16C

analogous

#6C7EC1 #856CC1 #B06CC1

triadic

#856CC1 #C1856C #6CC185

tetradic

#856CC1 #C16C7E #A8C16C #6CC1B0

square

#856CC1 #C16C7E #A8C16C #6CC1B0

split-complementary

#856CC1 #C1B06C #7EC16C

monochromatic

#4A357E #6447A9 #856CC1 #A997D3 #CCC2E5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.27

#856CC1 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.91

#856CC1 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #856CC1

4.91:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##856CC1	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##856CC1	1.00	4.27	4.91	4.91
#FFFFFF	4.27	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	4.91	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	4.91	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#527BC4

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5679BF

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#787C8D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#7A7A7A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #856cc1;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 108, 193);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(59.2% 0.128 295.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ab96d4',
    500: '#856cc1',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #856cc1;
$custom-light: #ab96d4;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#856cc1",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 133,
    "g": 108,
    "b": 193
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 257.647,
    "s": 40.67,
    "l": 59.02
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.59201,
    "c": 0.12823,
    "h": 295.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.19562
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#856CC1

secondary

#CBD5B4

accent

#D157AD

background

#FAF9FD

surface

#F4F2FA

border

#CECCD3

text

#100D14

muted

#7F7E83

Preview Lab

Preview with #856CC1

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

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