#856CC2#856CC2

#856CC2 is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.196; OKLCH L 59.3% C 0.130 H 295.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.92:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#856CC2
RGB	rgb(133, 108, 194)
HSL	hsl(257, 41%, 59%)
HSV	hsv(257, 44%, 76%)
CMYK	cmyk(31.4%, 44.3%, 0%, 23.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(51.39, 28.91, -41.64)
CIE-LCH	lch(51.39, 50.69, 304.77°)
OKLab	oklab(59.26% 0.0559 -0.1169)
OKLCH	oklch(59.26% 0.13 295.6)
XYZ	xyz(24.7706, 19.6064, 53.5078)
Luminance	0.1961 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#856CC2 #A9C26C

analogous

#6C7EC2 #856CC2 #B06CC2

triadic

#856CC2 #C2856C #6CC285

tetradic

#856CC2 #C26C7E #A9C26C #6CC2B0

square

#856CC2 #C26C7E #A9C26C #6CC2B0

split-complementary

#856CC2 #C2B06C #7EC26C

monochromatic

#4A357F #6447AA #856CC2 #A997D4 #CDC3E6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.27

#856CC2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.92

#856CC2 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #856CC2

4.92:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##856CC2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##856CC2	1.00	4.27	4.92	4.92
#FFFFFF	4.27	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	4.92	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	4.92	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#517BC5

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5679C0

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#787C8E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#7A7A7A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #856cc2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 108, 194);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(59.3% 0.130 295.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ab96d5',
    500: '#856cc2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #856cc2;
$custom-light: #ab96d5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#856cc2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 133,
    "g": 108,
    "b": 194
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 257.442,
    "s": 41.346,
    "l": 59.216
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.59257,
    "c": 0.1296,
    "h": 295.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.19607
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#856CC2

secondary

#CCD6B4

accent

#D157AE

background

#FAF9FD

surface

#F4F2FA

border

#CECCD3

text

#100D14

muted

#7F7E83

Preview Lab

Preview with #856CC2

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

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