#856CCC#856CCC

#856CCC is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.201; OKLCH L 59.8% C 0.143 H 293.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.01:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#856CCC
RGB	rgb(133, 108, 204)
HSL	hsl(256, 48%, 61%)
HSV	hsv(256, 47%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(34.8%, 47.1%, 0%, 20%)
CIE-LAB	lab(51.92, 31.54, -46.53)
CIE-LCH	lch(51.92, 56.21, 304.14°)
OKLab	oklab(59.83% 0.0573 -0.1312)
OKLCH	oklch(59.83% 0.143 293.6)
XYZ	xyz(25.9317, 20.0708, 59.6228)
Luminance	0.2007 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#856CCC #B3CC6C

analogous

#6C83CC #856CCC #B56CCC

triadic

#856CCC #CC856C #6CCC85

tetradic

#856CCC #CC6C83 #B3CC6C #6CCCB5

square

#856CCC #CC6C83 #B3CC6C #6CCCB5

split-complementary

#856CCC #CCB56C #83CC6C

monochromatic

#49318D #6041BA #856CCC #AB99DC #D0C7EC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.19

#856CCC on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.01

#856CCC on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #856CCC

5.01:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##856CCC	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##856CCC	1.00	4.19	5.01	5.01
#FFFFFF	4.19	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.01	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.01	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4B7DCF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4F7ACA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#747E92

Achromatopsia (no color)

#7C7C7C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #856ccc;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 108, 204);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(59.8% 0.143 293.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ab96dc',
    500: '#856ccc',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #856ccc;
$custom-light: #ab96dc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#856ccc",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 133,
    "g": 108,
    "b": 204
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 255.625,
    "s": 48.485,
    "l": 61.176
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.59826,
    "c": 0.14314,
    "h": 293.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.20071
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#856CCC

secondary

#D3DCB8

accent

#BC2A96

background

#FAF9FD

surface

#F4F2FB

border

#CECCD4

text

#100D15

muted

#7F7E83

Preview Lab

Preview with #856CCC

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

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