#856CC9#856CC9

#856CC9 is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.199; OKLCH L 59.7% C 0.139 H 294.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#856CC9
RGB	rgb(133, 108, 201)
HSL	hsl(256, 46%, 61%)
HSV	hsv(256, 46%, 79%)
CMYK	cmyk(33.8%, 46.3%, 0%, 21.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(51.76, 30.75, -45.07)
CIE-LCH	lch(51.76, 54.56, 304.30°)
OKLab	oklab(59.65% 0.0569 -0.1269)
OKLCH	oklch(59.65% 0.139 294.2)
XYZ	xyz(25.5754, 19.9282, 57.7461)
Luminance	0.1993 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#856CC9 #B0C96C

analogous

#6C81C9 #856CC9 #B36CC9

triadic

#856CC9 #C9856C #6CC985

tetradic

#856CC9 #C96C81 #B0C96C #6CC9B3

square

#856CC9 #C96C81 #B0C96C #6CC9B3

split-complementary

#856CC9 #C9B36C #81C96C

monochromatic

#493288 #6143B5 #856CC9 #AA99D9 #CFC6EA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.21

#856CC9 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.99

#856CC9 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #856CC9

4.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##856CC9	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##856CC9	1.00	4.21	4.99	4.99
#FFFFFF	4.21	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	4.99	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	4.99	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4D7CCC

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#517AC7

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#757E91

Achromatopsia (no color)

#7B7B7B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #856cc9;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 108, 201);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(59.7% 0.139 294.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ab96da',
    500: '#856cc9',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #856cc9;
$custom-light: #ab96da;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#856cc9",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 133,
    "g": 108,
    "b": 201
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 256.129,
    "s": 46.269,
    "l": 60.588
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.59652,
    "c": 0.13909,
    "h": 294.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.19929
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#856CC9

secondary

#D1DAB7

accent

#B92C93

background

#FAF9FD

surface

#F4F2FB

border

#CECCD4

text

#100D15

muted

#7F7E83

Preview Lab

Preview with #856CC9

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

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