#856CCF#856CCF

#856CCF is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.202; OKLCH L 60.0% C 0.147 H 293.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.04:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#856CCF
RGB	rgb(133, 108, 207)
HSL	hsl(255, 51%, 62%)
HSV	hsv(255, 48%, 81%)
CMYK	cmyk(35.7%, 47.8%, 0%, 18.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(52.08, 32.35, -47.98)
CIE-LCH	lch(52.08, 57.86, 303.99°)
OKLab	oklab(60% 0.0577 -0.1354)
OKLCH	oklch(60% 0.147 293.1)
XYZ	xyz(26.2950, 20.2161, 61.5361)
Luminance	0.2022 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#856CCF #B6CF6C

analogous

#6C85CF #856CCF #B76CCF

triadic

#856CCF #CF856C #6CCF85

tetradic

#856CCF #CF6C85 #B6CF6C #6CCFB7

square

#856CCF #CF6C85 #B6CF6C #6CCFB7

split-complementary

#856CCF #CFB76C #85CF6C

monochromatic

#482F91 #5F3EBF #856CCF #AB9ADE #D2C8ED

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.16

#856CCF on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.04

#856CCF on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #856CCF

5.04:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##856CCF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##856CCF	1.00	4.16	5.04	5.04
#FFFFFF	4.16	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.04	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.04	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#497DD3

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4C7ACD

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#737F94

Achromatopsia (no color)

#7C7C7C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #856ccf;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 108, 207);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(60.0% 0.147 293.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ac96de',
    500: '#856ccf',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #856ccf;
$custom-light: #ac96de;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#856ccf",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 133,
    "g": 108,
    "b": 207
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 255.152,
    "s": 50.769,
    "l": 61.765
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.60001,
    "c": 0.14717,
    "h": 293.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.20217
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#856CCF

secondary

#D4DEB9

accent

#BE2798

background

#FAF9FD

surface

#F4F2FB

border

#CECCD4

text

#100D15

muted

#7F7E83

Preview Lab

Preview with #856CCF

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

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