#856CC7#856CC7

#856CC7 is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.198; OKLCH L 59.5% C 0.136 H 294.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.97:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#856CC7
RGB	rgb(133, 108, 199)
HSL	hsl(256, 45%, 60%)
HSV	hsv(256, 46%, 78%)
CMYK	cmyk(33.2%, 45.7%, 0%, 22%)
CIE-LAB	lab(51.65, 30.22, -44.09)
CIE-LCH	lch(51.65, 53.45, 304.42°)
OKLab	oklab(59.54% 0.0567 -0.124)
OKLCH	oklch(59.54% 0.136 294.6)
XYZ	xyz(25.3416, 19.8348, 56.5151)
Luminance	0.1983 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#856CC7 #AEC76C

analogous

#6C80C7 #856CC7 #B36CC7

triadic

#856CC7 #C7856C #6CC785

tetradic

#856CC7 #C76C80 #AEC76C #6CC7B3

square

#856CC7 #C76C80 #AEC76C #6CC7B3

split-complementary

#856CC7 #C7B36C #80C76C

monochromatic

#4A3386 #6244B2 #856CC7 #AA98D8 #CFC5E9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.23

#856CC7 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.97

#856CC7 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #856CC7

4.97:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##856CC7	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##856CC7	1.00	4.23	4.97	4.97
#FFFFFF	4.23	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	4.97	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	4.97	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4E7CCA

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#527AC5

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#767D90

Achromatopsia (no color)

#7B7B7B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #856cc7;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 108, 199);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(59.5% 0.136 294.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ab96d8',
    500: '#856cc7',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #856cc7;
$custom-light: #ab96d8;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#856cc7",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 133,
    "g": 108,
    "b": 199
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 256.484,
    "s": 44.828,
    "l": 60.196
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.59538,
    "c": 0.13638,
    "h": 294.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.19835
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#856CC7

secondary

#CFD9B6

accent

#B82E92

background

#FAF9FD

surface

#F4F2FA

border

#CECCD3

text

#100D14

muted

#7F7E83

Preview Lab

Preview with #856CC7

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

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