#856CCA#856CCA

#856CCA is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.200; OKLCH L 59.7% C 0.140 H 294.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.00:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#856CCA
RGB	rgb(133, 108, 202)
HSL	hsl(256, 47%, 61%)
HSV	hsv(256, 47%, 79%)
CMYK	cmyk(34.2%, 46.5%, 0%, 20.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(51.81, 31.01, -45.55)
CIE-LCH	lch(51.81, 55.11, 304.25°)
OKLab	oklab(59.71% 0.0571 -0.1283)
OKLCH	oklch(59.71% 0.14 294)
XYZ	xyz(25.6934, 19.9755, 58.3676)
Luminance	0.1998 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#856CCA #B1CA6C

analogous

#6C82CA #856CCA #B46CCA

triadic

#856CCA #CA856C #6CCA85

tetradic

#856CCA #CA6C82 #B1CA6C #6CCAB4

square

#856CCA #CA6C82 #B1CA6C #6CCAB4

split-complementary

#856CCA #CAB46C #82CA6C

monochromatic

#49328A #6142B7 #856CCA #AA99DA #D0C6EA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.20

#856CCA on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.00

#856CCA on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #856CCA

5.00:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##856CCA	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##856CCA	1.00	4.20	5.00	5.00
#FFFFFF	4.20	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.00	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.00	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4C7DCD

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#507AC8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#757E91

Achromatopsia (no color)

#7B7B7B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #856cca;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 108, 202);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(59.7% 0.140 294.0);

Tailwind

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

SCSS

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

JSON

{
  "hex": "#856cca",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 133,
    "g": 108,
    "b": 202
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 255.957,
    "s": 47,
    "l": 60.784
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5971,
    "c": 0.14044,
    "h": 294
  },
  "luminance": 0.19976
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#856CCA

secondary

#D1DBB7

accent

#BA2B94

background

#FAF9FD

surface

#F4F2FB

border

#CECCD4

text

#100D15

muted

#7F7E83

Preview Lab

Preview with #856CCA

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

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