#856DBC#856DBC

#856DBC is a mid, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.196; OKLCH L 59.1% C 0.120 H 296.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.91:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#856DBC
RGB	rgb(133, 109, 188)
HSL	hsl(258, 37%, 58%)
HSV	hsv(258, 42%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(29.3%, 42%, 0%, 26.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(51.33, 26.76, -38.28)
CIE-LCH	lch(51.33, 46.71, 304.96°)
OKLab	oklab(59.11% 0.0536 -0.1071)
OKLCH	oklch(59.11% 0.12 296.6)
XYZ	xyz(24.2164, 19.5544, 50.0657)
Luminance	0.1956 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#856DBC #A4BC6D

analogous

#6D7CBC #856DBC #AC6DBC

triadic

#856DBC #BC856D #6DBC85

tetradic

#856DBC #BC6D7C #A4BC6D #6DBCAC

square

#856DBC #BC6D7C #A4BC6D #6DBCAC

split-complementary

#856DBC #BCAC6D #7CBC6D

monochromatic

#4B3778 #654AA2 #856DBC #A897CF #CBC1E3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.28

#856DBC on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.91

#856DBC on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #856DBC

4.91:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##856DBC	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##856DBC	1.00	4.28	4.91	4.91
#FFFFFF	4.28	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	4.91	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	4.91	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#567BBF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5A79BA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#797B8B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#7A7A7A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #856dbc;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 109, 188);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(59.1% 0.120 296.6);

Tailwind

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

SCSS

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

JSON

{
  "hex": "#856dbc",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 133,
    "g": 109,
    "b": 188
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 258.228,
    "s": 37.089,
    "l": 58.235
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.59113,
    "c": 0.11977,
    "h": 296.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.19555
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#856DBC

secondary

#C9D2B3

accent

#CD5BAA

background

#FAF9FC

surface

#F4F2F9

border

#CECCD2

text

#100D14

muted

#7F7E82

Preview Lab

Preview with #856DBC

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

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