#856EBB#856EBB

#856EBB is a mid, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.197; OKLCH L 59.2% C 0.117 H 296.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.95:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#856EBB
RGB	rgb(133, 110, 187)
HSL	hsl(258, 36%, 58%)
HSV	hsv(258, 41%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(28.9%, 41.2%, 0%, 26.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(51.53, 25.92, -37.40)
CIE-LCH	lch(51.53, 45.50, 304.72°)
OKLab	oklab(59.25% 0.052 -0.1046)
OKLCH	oklch(59.25% 0.117 296.4)
XYZ	xyz(24.2163, 19.7260, 49.5357)
Luminance	0.1973 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#856EBB #A4BB6E

analogous

#6E7DBB #856EBB #AB6EBB

triadic

#856EBB #BB856E #6EBB85

tetradic

#856EBB #BB6E7D #A4BB6E #6EBBAB

square

#856EBB #BB6E7D #A4BB6E #6EBBAB

split-complementary

#856EBB #BBAB6E #7DBB6E

monochromatic

#4B3877 #654BA1 #856EBB #A898CF #CBC1E2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.25

#856EBB on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.95

#856EBB on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #856EBB

4.95:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##856EBB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##856EBB	1.00	4.25	4.95	4.95
#FFFFFF	4.25	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	4.95	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	4.95	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#587BBE

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5C7AB9

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#7A7C8B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#7B7B7B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #856ebb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 110, 187);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(59.2% 0.117 296.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#aa98d0',
    500: '#856ebb',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #856ebb;
$custom-light: #aa98d0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#856ebb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 133,
    "g": 110,
    "b": 187
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 257.922,
    "s": 36.15,
    "l": 58.235
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.59245,
    "c": 0.11676,
    "h": 296.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.19726
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#856EBB

secondary

#C9D2B3

accent

#CC5CAB

background

#FAF9FC

surface

#F4F2F9

border

#CECCD2

text

#100D14

muted

#7F7E82

Preview Lab

Preview with #856EBB

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

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