#856CC5#856CC5

#856CC5 is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.197; OKLCH L 59.4% C 0.134 H 295.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.95:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#856CC5
RGB	rgb(133, 108, 197)
HSL	hsl(257, 43%, 60%)
HSV	hsv(257, 45%, 77%)
CMYK	cmyk(32.5%, 45.2%, 0%, 22.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(51.54, 29.69, -43.11)
CIE-LCH	lch(51.54, 52.35, 304.55°)
OKLab	oklab(59.43% 0.0564 -0.1212)
OKLCH	oklch(59.43% 0.134 295)
XYZ	xyz(25.1109, 19.7425, 55.3002)
Luminance	0.1974 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#856CC5 #ACC56C

analogous

#6C7FC5 #856CC5 #B26CC5

triadic

#856CC5 #C5856C #6CC585

tetradic

#856CC5 #C56C7F #ACC56C #6CC5B2

square

#856CC5 #C56C7F #ACC56C #6CC5B2

split-complementary

#856CC5 #C5B26C #7FC56C

monochromatic

#4A3483 #6345AF #856CC5 #A998D6 #CEC4E8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.24

#856CC5 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.95

#856CC5 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #856CC5

4.95:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##856CC5	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##856CC5	1.00	4.24	4.95	4.95
#FFFFFF	4.24	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	4.95	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	4.95	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4F7CC8

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#547AC3

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#777D8F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#7B7B7B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #856cc5;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 108, 197);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(59.4% 0.134 295.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ab96d7',
    500: '#856cc5',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #856cc5;
$custom-light: #ab96d7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#856cc5",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 133,
    "g": 108,
    "b": 197
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 256.854,
    "s": 43.415,
    "l": 59.804
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.59425,
    "c": 0.13368,
    "h": 295
  },
  "luminance": 0.19743
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#856CC5

secondary

#CED8B5

accent

#D355B0

background

#FAF9FD

surface

#F4F2FA

border

#CECCD3

text

#100D14

muted

#7F7E83

Preview Lab

Preview with #856CC5

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

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