#856DB2#856DB2

#856DB2 is a mid, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.191; OKLCH L 58.6% C 0.106 H 299.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.83:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#856DB2
RGB	rgb(133, 109, 178)
HSL	hsl(261, 31%, 56%)
HSV	hsv(261, 39%, 70%)
CMYK	cmyk(25.3%, 38.8%, 0%, 30.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(50.85, 24.23, -33.26)
CIE-LCH	lch(50.85, 41.15, 306.07°)
OKLab	oklab(58.59% 0.0516 -0.0926)
OKLCH	oklch(58.59% 0.106 299.1)
XYZ	xyz(23.1756, 19.1380, 44.5839)
Luminance	0.1914 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#856DB2 #9AB26D

analogous

#6D78B2 #856DB2 #A86DB2

triadic

#856DB2 #B2856D #6DB285

tetradic

#856DB2 #B26D78 #9AB26D #6DB2A8

square

#856DB2 #B26D78 #9AB26D #6DB2A8

split-complementary

#856DB2 #B2A86D #78B26D

monochromatic

#4B396C #664E94 #856DB2 #A695C7 #C8BDDC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.35

#856DB2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.83

#856DB2 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #856DB2

4.83:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##856DB2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##856DB2	1.00	4.35	4.83	4.83
#FFFFFF	4.35	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	4.83	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	4.83	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5B79B5

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6079B0

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#7C7987

Achromatopsia (no color)

#797979

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #856db2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 109, 178);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(58.6% 0.106 299.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#aa97c9',
    500: '#856db2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #856db2;
$custom-light: #aa97c9;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#856db2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 133,
    "g": 109,
    "b": 178
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 260.87,
    "s": 30.942,
    "l": 56.275
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5859,
    "c": 0.10598,
    "h": 299.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.19138
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#856DB2

secondary

#C2CCAF

accent

#C761A3

background

#FAF9FC

surface

#F4F2F8

border

#CECCD1

text

#100D13

muted

#7F7E82

Preview Lab

Preview with #856DB2

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

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