#856DC2#856DC2

#856DC2 is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.198; OKLCH L 59.4% C 0.128 H 295.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.96:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#856DC2
RGB	rgb(133, 109, 194)
HSL	hsl(257, 41%, 59%)
HSV	hsv(257, 44%, 76%)
CMYK	cmyk(31.4%, 43.8%, 0%, 23.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(51.63, 28.32, -41.26)
CIE-LCH	lch(51.63, 50.04, 304.46°)
OKLab	oklab(59.44% 0.0546 -0.1158)
OKLCH	oklch(59.44% 0.128 295.2)
XYZ	xyz(24.8767, 19.8185, 53.5432)
Luminance	0.1982 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#856DC2 #AAC26D

analogous

#6D80C2 #856DC2 #B06DC2

triadic

#856DC2 #C2856D #6DC285

tetradic

#856DC2 #C26D80 #AAC26D #6DC2B0

square

#856DC2 #C26D80 #AAC26D #6DC2B0

split-complementary

#856DC2 #C2B06D #80C26D

monochromatic

#4A357F #6347AB #856DC2 #A998D4 #CDC3E6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.23

#856DC2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.96

#856DC2 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #856DC2

4.96:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##856DC2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##856DC2	1.00	4.23	4.96	4.96
#FFFFFF	4.23	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	4.96	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	4.96	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#537CC5

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#577AC0

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#787D8E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#7B7B7B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #856dc2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 109, 194);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(59.4% 0.128 295.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ab97d5',
    500: '#856dc2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #856dc2;
$custom-light: #ab97d5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#856dc2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 133,
    "g": 109,
    "b": 194
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 256.941,
    "s": 41.063,
    "l": 59.412
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.59439,
    "c": 0.128,
    "h": 295.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.19819
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#856DC2

secondary

#CDD6B5

accent

#D157AE

background

#FAF9FD

surface

#F4F2FA

border

#CECCD3

text

#100D14

muted

#7F7E83

Preview Lab

Preview with #856DC2

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

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