#856DCC#856DCC

#856DCC is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.203; OKLCH L 60.0% C 0.142 H 293.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.06:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#856DCC
RGB	rgb(133, 109, 204)
HSL	hsl(255, 48%, 61%)
HSV	hsv(255, 47%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(34.8%, 46.6%, 0%, 20%)
CIE-LAB	lab(52.16, 30.96, -46.15)
CIE-LCH	lch(52.16, 55.57, 303.86°)
OKLab	oklab(60.01% 0.056 -0.13)
OKLCH	oklch(60.01% 0.142 293.3)
XYZ	xyz(26.0378, 20.2829, 59.6582)
Luminance	0.2028 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#856DCC #B4CC6D

analogous

#6D85CC #856DCC #B56DCC

triadic

#856DCC #CC856D #6DCC85

tetradic

#856DCC #CC6D85 #B4CC6D #6DCCB5

square

#856DCC #CC6D85 #B4CC6D #6DCCB5

split-complementary

#856DCC #CCB56D #85CC6D

monochromatic

#49318D #6041BB #856DCC #AB9ADC #D1C8EC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.15

#856DCC on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.06

#856DCC on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #856DCC

5.06:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##856DCC	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##856DCC	1.00	4.15	5.06	5.06
#FFFFFF	4.15	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.06	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.06	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4C7ECF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#507BCA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#747F93

Achromatopsia (no color)

#7C7C7C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #856dcc;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 109, 204);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(60.0% 0.142 293.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ab97dc',
    500: '#856dcc',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #856dcc;
$custom-light: #ab97dc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#856dcc",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 133,
    "g": 109,
    "b": 204
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 255.158,
    "s": 48.223,
    "l": 61.373
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.60005,
    "c": 0.14159,
    "h": 293.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.20283
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#856DCC

secondary

#D3DCB9

accent

#BC2A97

background

#FAF9FD

surface

#F4F2FB

border

#CECCD4

text

#100D15

muted

#7F7E83

Preview Lab

Preview with #856DCC

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

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