#856DBF#856DBF

#856DBF is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.197; OKLCH L 59.3% C 0.124 H 295.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.94:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#856DBF
RGB	rgb(133, 109, 191)
HSL	hsl(258, 39%, 59%)
HSV	hsv(258, 43%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(30.4%, 42.9%, 0%, 25.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(51.48, 27.54, -39.77)
CIE-LCH	lch(51.48, 48.38, 304.70°)
OKLab	oklab(59.28% 0.0541 -0.1115)
OKLCH	oklch(59.28% 0.124 295.9)
XYZ	xyz(24.5432, 19.6851, 51.7867)
Luminance	0.1968 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#856DBF #A7BF6D

analogous

#6D7EBF #856DBF #AE6DBF

triadic

#856DBF #BF856D #6DBF85

tetradic

#856DBF #BF6D7E #A7BF6D #6DBFAE

square

#856DBF #BF6D7E #A7BF6D #6DBFAE

split-complementary

#856DBF #BFAE6D #7EBF6D

monochromatic

#4A367B #6449A6 #856DBF #A998D2 #CCC2E4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.25

#856DBF on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.94

#856DBF on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #856DBF

4.94:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##856DBF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##856DBF	1.00	4.25	4.94	4.94
#FFFFFF	4.25	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	4.94	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	4.94	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#557BC2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#597ABD

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#797C8D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#7B7B7B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #856dbf;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 109, 191);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(59.3% 0.124 295.9);

Tailwind

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

SCSS

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

JSON

{
  "hex": "#856dbf",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 133,
    "g": 109,
    "b": 191
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 257.561,
    "s": 39.048,
    "l": 58.824
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.59275,
    "c": 0.12389,
    "h": 295.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.19685
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#856DBF

secondary

#CBD4B4

accent

#CF59AC

background

#FAF9FC

surface

#F4F2F9

border

#CECCD2

text

#100D14

muted

#7F7E82

Preview Lab

Preview with #856DBF

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

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