#856DCB#856DCB

#856DCB is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.202; OKLCH L 59.9% C 0.140 H 293.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.05:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#856DCB
RGB	rgb(133, 109, 203)
HSL	hsl(255, 47%, 61%)
HSV	hsv(255, 46%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(34.5%, 46.3%, 0%, 20.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(52.10, 30.69, -45.66)
CIE-LCH	lch(52.10, 55.02, 303.91°)
OKLab	oklab(59.95% 0.0559 -0.1286)
OKLCH	oklch(59.95% 0.14 293.5)
XYZ	xyz(25.9182, 20.2351, 59.0286)
Luminance	0.2024 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#856DCB #B3CB6D

analogous

#6D84CB #856DCB #B46DCB

triadic

#856DCB #CB856D #6DCB85

tetradic

#856DCB #CB6D84 #B3CB6D #6DCBB4

square

#856DCB #CB6D84 #B3CB6D #6DCBB4

split-complementary

#856DCB #CBB46D #84CB6D

monochromatic

#49328C #6042B9 #856DCB #AB9ADB #D0C7EB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.16

#856DCB on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.05

#856DCB on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #856DCB

5.05:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##856DCB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##856DCB	1.00	4.16	5.05	5.05
#FFFFFF	4.16	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.05	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.05	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4D7DCE

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#517BC9

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#747F92

Achromatopsia (no color)

#7C7C7C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #856dcb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 109, 203);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(59.9% 0.140 293.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ab97db',
    500: '#856dcb',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #856dcb;
$custom-light: #ab97db;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#856dcb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 133,
    "g": 109,
    "b": 203
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 255.319,
    "s": 47.475,
    "l": 61.176
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.59947,
    "c": 0.14024,
    "h": 293.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.20236
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#856DCB

secondary

#D3DCB8

accent

#BB2B96

background

#FAF9FD

surface

#F4F2FB

border

#CECCD4

text

#100D15

muted

#7F7E83

Preview Lab

Preview with #856DCB

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

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