#856DBD#856DBD

#856DBD is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.196; OKLCH L 59.2% C 0.121 H 296.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.92:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#856DBD
RGB	rgb(133, 109, 189)
HSL	hsl(258, 38%, 58%)
HSV	hsv(258, 42%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(29.6%, 42.3%, 0%, 25.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(51.38, 27.02, -38.78)
CIE-LCH	lch(51.38, 47.26, 304.87°)
OKLab	oklab(59.17% 0.0537 -0.1086)
OKLCH	oklch(59.17% 0.121 296.3)
XYZ	xyz(24.3246, 19.5977, 50.6354)
Luminance	0.1960 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#856DBD #A5BD6D

analogous

#6D7DBD #856DBD #AD6DBD

triadic

#856DBD #BD856D #6DBD85

tetradic

#856DBD #BD6D7D #A5BD6D #6DBDAD

square

#856DBD #BD6D7D #A5BD6D #6DBDAD

split-complementary

#856DBD #BDAD6D #7DBD6D

monochromatic

#4B3779 #654AA3 #856DBD #A897D0 #CBC1E3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.27

#856DBD on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.92

#856DBD on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #856DBD

4.92:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##856DBD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##856DBD	1.00	4.27	4.92	4.92
#FFFFFF	4.27	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	4.92	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	4.92	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#567BC0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5A79BB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#797B8C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#7A7A7A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #856dbd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 109, 189);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(59.2% 0.121 296.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#aa97d1',
    500: '#856dbd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #856dbd;
$custom-light: #aa97d1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#856dbd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 133,
    "g": 109,
    "b": 189
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 258,
    "s": 37.736,
    "l": 58.431
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.59167,
    "c": 0.12115,
    "h": 296.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.19598
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#856DBD

secondary

#C9D3B3

accent

#CE5AAB

background

#FAF9FC

surface

#F4F2F9

border

#CECCD2

text

#100D14

muted

#7F7E82

Preview Lab

Preview with #856DBD

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

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