#856CCB#856CCB

#856CCB is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.200; OKLCH L 59.8% C 0.142 H 293.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.00:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#856CCB
RGB	rgb(133, 108, 203)
HSL	hsl(256, 48%, 61%)
HSV	hsv(256, 47%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(34.5%, 46.8%, 0%, 20.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(51.86, 31.28, -46.04)
CIE-LCH	lch(51.86, 55.66, 304.19°)
OKLab	oklab(59.77% 0.0572 -0.1297)
OKLCH	oklch(59.77% 0.142 293.8)
XYZ	xyz(25.8122, 20.0230, 58.9932)
Luminance	0.2002 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#856CCB #B2CB6C

analogous

#6C82CB #856CCB #B46CCB

triadic

#856CCB #CB856C #6CCB85

tetradic

#856CCB #CB6C82 #B2CB6C #6CCBB4

square

#856CCB #CB6C82 #B2CB6C #6CCBB4

split-complementary

#856CCB #CBB46C #82CB6C

monochromatic

#49318B #6141B9 #856CCB #AB99DB #D0C6EB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.20

#856CCB on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.00

#856CCB on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #856CCB

5.00:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##856CCB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##856CCB	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)

#4B7DCE

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4F7AC9

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#747E92

Achromatopsia (no color)

#7C7C7C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #856ccb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 108, 203);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(59.8% 0.142 293.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ab96db',
    500: '#856ccb',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #856ccb;
$custom-light: #ab96db;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#856ccb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 133,
    "g": 108,
    "b": 203
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 255.789,
    "s": 47.739,
    "l": 60.98
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.59768,
    "c": 0.14179,
    "h": 293.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.20023
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#856CCB

secondary

#D2DBB7

accent

#BB2A95

background

#FAF9FD

surface

#F4F2FB

border

#CECCD4

text

#100D15

muted

#7F7E83

Preview Lab

Preview with #856CCB

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

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