#856CC4#856CC4

#856CC4 is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.197; OKLCH L 59.4% C 0.132 H 295.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.94:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#856CC4
RGB	rgb(133, 108, 196)
HSL	hsl(257, 43%, 60%)
HSV	hsv(257, 45%, 77%)
CMYK	cmyk(32.1%, 44.9%, 0%, 23.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(51.49, 29.43, -42.62)
CIE-LCH	lch(51.49, 51.80, 304.62°)
OKLab	oklab(59.37% 0.0562 -0.1198)
OKLCH	oklch(59.37% 0.132 295.2)
XYZ	xyz(24.9967, 19.6968, 54.6987)
Luminance	0.1970 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#856CC4 #ABC46C

analogous

#6C7FC4 #856CC4 #B16CC4

triadic

#856CC4 #C4856C #6CC485

tetradic

#856CC4 #C46C7F #ABC46C #6CC4B1

square

#856CC4 #C46C7F #ABC46C #6CC4B1

split-complementary

#856CC4 #C4B16C #7FC46C

monochromatic

#4A3482 #6346AD #856CC4 #A998D6 #CDC3E7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.25

#856CC4 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.94

#856CC4 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #856CC4

4.94:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##856CC4	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##856CC4	1.00	4.25	4.94	4.94
#FFFFFF	4.25	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	4.94	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	4.94	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#507BC7

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5479C2

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#777C8E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#7B7B7B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #856cc4;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 108, 196);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(59.4% 0.132 295.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ab96d6',
    500: '#856cc4',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #856cc4;
$custom-light: #ab96d6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#856cc4",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 133,
    "g": 108,
    "b": 196
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 257.045,
    "s": 42.718,
    "l": 59.608
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.59368,
    "c": 0.13232,
    "h": 295.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.19697
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#856CC4

secondary

#CDD7B5

accent

#D255AF

background

#FAF9FD

surface

#F4F2FA

border

#CECCD3

text

#100D14

muted

#7F7E83

Preview Lab

Preview with #856CC4

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

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