#856DCF#856DCF

#856DCF is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.204; OKLCH L 60.2% C 0.146 H 292.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.09:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#856DCF
RGB	rgb(133, 109, 207)
HSL	hsl(255, 51%, 62%)
HSV	hsv(255, 47%, 81%)
CMYK	cmyk(35.7%, 47.3%, 0%, 18.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(52.32, 31.76, -47.60)
CIE-LCH	lch(52.32, 57.22, 303.71°)
OKLab	oklab(60.18% 0.0564 -0.1343)
OKLCH	oklch(60.18% 0.146 292.8)
XYZ	xyz(26.4010, 20.4282, 61.5714)
Luminance	0.2043 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#856DCF #B7CF6D

analogous

#6D86CF #856DCF #B66DCF

triadic

#856DCF #CF856D #6DCF85

tetradic

#856DCF #CF6D86 #B7CF6D #6DCFB6

square

#856DCF #CF6D86 #B7CF6D #6DCFB6

split-complementary

#856DCF #CFB66D #86CF6D

monochromatic

#483092 #5F3FC0 #856DCF #AB9BDE #D2C9ED

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.13

#856DCF on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.09

#856DCF on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #856DCF

5.09:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##856DCF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##856DCF	1.00	4.13	5.09	5.09
#FFFFFF	4.13	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.09	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.09	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4A7ED3

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4E7BCD

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#738094

Achromatopsia (no color)

#7D7D7D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #856dcf;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 109, 207);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(60.2% 0.146 292.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ac97de',
    500: '#856dcf',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #856dcf;
$custom-light: #ac97de;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#856dcf",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 133,
    "g": 109,
    "b": 207
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 254.694,
    "s": 50.515,
    "l": 61.961
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.6018,
    "c": 0.14565,
    "h": 292.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.20429
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#856DCF

secondary

#D5DEBA

accent

#BE2899

background

#FAF9FD

surface

#F4F2FB

border

#CECCD4

text

#100D15

muted

#7F7E83

Preview Lab

Preview with #856DCF

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

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