#856DBB#856DBB

#856DBB is a mid, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.195; OKLCH L 59.1% C 0.118 H 296.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.90:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#856DBB
RGB	rgb(133, 109, 187)
HSL	hsl(258, 36%, 58%)
HSV	hsv(258, 42%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(28.9%, 41.7%, 0%, 26.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(51.28, 26.51, -37.78)
CIE-LCH	lch(51.28, 46.15, 305.05°)
OKLab	oklab(59.06% 0.0534 -0.1057)
OKLCH	oklch(59.06% 0.118 296.8)
XYZ	xyz(24.1090, 19.5114, 49.5000)
Luminance	0.1951 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#856DBB #A3BB6D

analogous

#6D7CBB #856DBB #AC6DBB

triadic

#856DBB #BB856D #6DBB85

tetradic

#856DBB #BB6D7C #A3BB6D #6DBBAC

square

#856DBB #BB6D7C #A3BB6D #6DBBAC

split-complementary

#856DBB #BBAC6D #7CBB6D

monochromatic

#4B3776 #654BA0 #856DBB #A897CE #CBC1E2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.28

#856DBB on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.90

#856DBB on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #856DBB

4.90:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##856DBB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##856DBB	1.00	4.28	4.90	4.90
#FFFFFF	4.28	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	4.90	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	4.90	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#577BBE

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5B79B9

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#7A7B8B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#7A7A7A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #856dbb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 109, 187);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(59.1% 0.118 296.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#aa97d0',
    500: '#856dbb',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #856dbb;
$custom-light: #aa97d0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#856dbb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 133,
    "g": 109,
    "b": 187
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 258.462,
    "s": 36.449,
    "l": 58.039
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.59059,
    "c": 0.1184,
    "h": 296.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.19512
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#856DBB

secondary

#C8D1B2

accent

#CC5BAA

background

#FAF9FC

surface

#F4F2F9

border

#CECCD2

text

#100D14

muted

#7F7E82

Preview Lab

Preview with #856DBB

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

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