#856CC3#856CC3

#856CC3 is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.197; OKLCH L 59.3% C 0.131 H 295.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.93:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#856CC3
RGB	rgb(133, 108, 195)
HSL	hsl(257, 42%, 59%)
HSV	hsv(257, 45%, 76%)
CMYK	cmyk(31.8%, 44.6%, 0%, 23.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(51.44, 29.17, -42.13)
CIE-LCH	lch(51.44, 51.24, 304.69°)
OKLab	oklab(59.31% 0.0561 -0.1183)
OKLCH	oklch(59.31% 0.131 295.4)
XYZ	xyz(24.8833, 19.6514, 54.1013)
Luminance	0.1965 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#856CC3 #AAC36C

analogous

#6C7FC3 #856CC3 #B06CC3

triadic

#856CC3 #C3856C #6CC385

tetradic

#856CC3 #C36C7F #AAC36C #6CC3B0

square

#856CC3 #C36C7F #AAC36C #6CC3B0

split-complementary

#856CC3 #C3B06C #7FC36C

monochromatic

#4A3480 #6346AC #856CC3 #A997D5 #CDC3E6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.26

#856CC3 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.93

#856CC3 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #856CC3

4.93:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##856CC3	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##856CC3	1.00	4.26	4.93	4.93
#FFFFFF	4.26	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	4.93	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	4.93	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#517BC6

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5579C1

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#777C8E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#7B7B7B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #856cc3;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 108, 195);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(59.3% 0.131 295.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ab96d5',
    500: '#856cc3',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #856cc3;
$custom-light: #ab96d5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#856cc3",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 133,
    "g": 108,
    "b": 195
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 257.241,
    "s": 42.029,
    "l": 59.412
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.59312,
    "c": 0.13095,
    "h": 295.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.19652
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#856CC3

secondary

#CDD6B4

accent

#D256AE

background

#FAF9FD

surface

#F4F2FA

border

#CECCD3

text

#100D14

muted

#7F7E83

Preview Lab

Preview with #856CC3

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

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