#856EBC#856EBC

#856EBC is a mid, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.198; OKLCH L 59.3% C 0.118 H 296.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.95:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#856EBC
RGB	rgb(133, 110, 188)
HSL	hsl(258, 37%, 58%)
HSV	hsv(258, 41%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(29.3%, 41.5%, 0%, 26.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(51.58, 26.17, -37.90)
CIE-LCH	lch(51.58, 46.06, 304.63°)
OKLab	oklab(59.3% 0.0521 -0.106)
OKLCH	oklch(59.3% 0.118 296.2)
XYZ	xyz(24.3237, 19.7690, 50.1015)
Luminance	0.1977 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#856EBC #A5BC6E

analogous

#6E7EBC #856EBC #AC6EBC

triadic

#856EBC #BC856E #6EBC85

tetradic

#856EBC #BC6E7E #A5BC6E #6EBCAC

square

#856EBC #BC6E7E #A5BC6E #6EBCAC

split-complementary

#856EBC #BCAC6E #7EBC6E

monochromatic

#4B3778 #654BA2 #856EBC #A898CF #CBC2E3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.24

#856EBC on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.95

#856EBC on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #856EBC

4.95:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##856EBC	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##856EBC	1.00	4.24	4.95	4.95
#FFFFFF	4.24	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)

#587BBF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5B7ABA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#797C8C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#7B7B7B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #856ebc;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 110, 188);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(59.3% 0.118 296.2);

Tailwind

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

SCSS

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

JSON

{
  "hex": "#856ebc",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 133,
    "g": 110,
    "b": 188
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 257.692,
    "s": 36.792,
    "l": 58.431
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.59298,
    "c": 0.11814,
    "h": 296.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.19769
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#856EBC

secondary

#C9D2B3

accent

#CD5BAB

background

#FAF9FC

surface

#F4F2F9

border

#CECCD2

text

#100D14

muted

#7F7E82

Preview Lab

Preview with #856EBC

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

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