#856CCD#856CCD

#856CCD is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.201; OKLCH L 59.9% C 0.144 H 293.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.02:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#856CCD
RGB	rgb(133, 108, 205)
HSL	hsl(255, 49%, 61%)
HSV	hsv(255, 47%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(35.1%, 47.3%, 0%, 19.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(51.97, 31.81, -47.01)
CIE-LCH	lch(51.97, 56.76, 304.09°)
OKLab	oklab(59.88% 0.0574 -0.1326)
OKLCH	oklch(59.88% 0.144 293.4)
XYZ	xyz(26.0520, 20.1189, 60.2565)
Luminance	0.2012 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#856CCD #B4CD6C

analogous

#6C84CD #856CCD #B66CCD

triadic

#856CCD #CD856C #6CCD85

tetradic

#856CCD #CD6C84 #B4CD6C #6CCDB6

square

#856CCD #CD6C84 #B4CD6C #6CCDB6

split-complementary

#856CCD #CDB66C #84CD6C

monochromatic

#49308E #6040BC #856CCD #AB9ADD #D1C7EC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.18

#856CCD on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.02

#856CCD on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #856CCD

5.02:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##856CCD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##856CCD	1.00	4.18	5.02	5.02
#FFFFFF	4.18	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.02	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.02	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4A7DD0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4E7ACB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#747F93

Achromatopsia (no color)

#7C7C7C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #856ccd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 108, 205);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(59.9% 0.144 293.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ac96dd',
    500: '#856ccd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #856ccd;
$custom-light: #ac96dd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#856ccd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 133,
    "g": 108,
    "b": 205
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 255.464,
    "s": 49.239,
    "l": 61.373
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.59884,
    "c": 0.14449,
    "h": 293.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.20119
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#856CCD

secondary

#D3DDB8

accent

#BD2997

background

#FAF9FD

surface

#F4F2FB

border

#CECCD4

text

#100D15

muted

#7F7E83

Preview Lab

Preview with #856CCD

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

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