#856DBE#856DBE

#856DBE is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.196; OKLCH L 59.2% C 0.123 H 296.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.93:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#856DBE
RGB	rgb(133, 109, 190)
HSL	hsl(258, 38%, 59%)
HSV	hsv(258, 43%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(30%, 42.6%, 0%, 25.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(51.43, 27.28, -39.28)
CIE-LCH	lch(51.43, 47.82, 304.78°)
OKLab	oklab(59.22% 0.0539 -0.11)
OKLCH	oklch(59.22% 0.123 296.1)
XYZ	xyz(24.4335, 19.6412, 51.2091)
Luminance	0.1964 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#856DBE #A6BE6D

analogous

#6D7DBE #856DBE #AD6DBE

triadic

#856DBE #BE856D #6DBE85

tetradic

#856DBE #BE6D7D #A6BE6D #6DBEAD

square

#856DBE #BE6D7D #A6BE6D #6DBEAD

split-complementary

#856DBE #BEAD6D #7DBE6D

monochromatic

#4A367A #6449A5 #856DBE #A897D1 #CCC2E4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.26

#856DBE on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.93

#856DBE on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #856DBE

4.93:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##856DBE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##856DBE	1.00	4.26	4.93	4.93
#FFFFFF	4.26	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	4.93	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	4.93	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#557BC1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#597ABC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#797C8C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#7B7B7B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #856dbe;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 109, 190);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(59.2% 0.123 296.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#aa97d2',
    500: '#856dbe',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #856dbe;
$custom-light: #aa97d2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#856dbe",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 133,
    "g": 109,
    "b": 190
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 257.778,
    "s": 38.389,
    "l": 58.627
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.59221,
    "c": 0.12251,
    "h": 296.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.19642
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#856DBE

secondary

#CAD3B3

accent

#CE59AC

background

#FAF9FC

surface

#F4F2F9

border

#CECCD2

text

#100D14

muted

#7F7E82

Preview Lab

Preview with #856DBE

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

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