#856CCE#856CCE

#856CCE is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.202; OKLCH L 59.9% C 0.146 H 293.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.03:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#856CCE
RGB	rgb(133, 108, 206)
HSL	hsl(255, 50%, 62%)
HSV	hsv(255, 48%, 81%)
CMYK	cmyk(35.4%, 47.6%, 0%, 19.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(52.03, 32.08, -47.49)
CIE-LCH	lch(52.03, 57.31, 304.04°)
OKLab	oklab(59.94% 0.0576 -0.134)
OKLCH	oklch(59.94% 0.146 293.2)
XYZ	xyz(26.1731, 20.1674, 60.8943)
Luminance	0.2017 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#856CCE #B5CE6C

analogous

#6C84CE #856CCE #B66CCE

triadic

#856CCE #CE856C #6CCE85

tetradic

#856CCE #CE6C84 #B5CE6C #6CCEB6

square

#856CCE #CE6C84 #B5CE6C #6CCEB6

split-complementary

#856CCE #CEB66C #84CE6C

monochromatic

#483090 #5F3FBE #856CCE #AB9ADD #D1C8ED

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.17

#856CCE on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.03

#856CCE on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #856CCE

5.03:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##856CCE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##856CCE	1.00	4.17	5.03	5.03
#FFFFFF	4.17	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.03	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.03	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#497DD2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4D7ACC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#737F93

Achromatopsia (no color)

#7C7C7C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #856cce;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 108, 206);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(59.9% 0.146 293.2);

Tailwind

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

SCSS

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

JSON

{
  "hex": "#856cce",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 133,
    "g": 108,
    "b": 206
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 255.306,
    "s": 50,
    "l": 61.569
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.59943,
    "c": 0.14583,
    "h": 293.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.20168
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#856CCE

secondary

#D4DDB9

accent

#BD2897

background

#FAF9FD

surface

#F4F2FB

border

#CECCD4

text

#100D15

muted

#7F7E83

Preview Lab

Preview with #856CCE

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

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