#856EBD#856EBD

#856EBD is a mid, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.198; OKLCH L 59.4% C 0.120 H 296.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.96:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#856EBD
RGB	rgb(133, 110, 189)
HSL	hsl(257, 37%, 59%)
HSV	hsv(257, 42%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(29.6%, 41.8%, 0%, 25.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(51.62, 26.43, -38.39)
CIE-LCH	lch(51.62, 46.61, 304.54°)
OKLab	oklab(59.35% 0.0523 -0.1075)
OKLCH	oklch(59.35% 0.12 296)
XYZ	xyz(24.4319, 19.8122, 50.6712)
Luminance	0.1981 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#856EBD #A6BD6E

analogous

#6E7EBD #856EBD #AC6EBD

triadic

#856EBD #BD856E #6EBD85

tetradic

#856EBD #BD6E7E #A6BD6E #6EBDAC

square

#856EBD #BD6E7E #A6BD6E #6EBDAC

split-complementary

#856EBD #BDAC6E #7EBD6E

monochromatic

#4A3779 #644AA3 #856EBD #A898D0 #CCC2E3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.23

#856EBD on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.96

#856EBD on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #856EBD

4.96:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##856EBD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##856EBD	1.00	4.23	4.96	4.96
#FFFFFF	4.23	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	4.96	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	4.96	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#577CC0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5B7ABB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#797C8C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#7B7B7B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #856ebd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 110, 189);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(59.4% 0.120 296.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#aa98d1',
    500: '#856ebd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #856ebd;
$custom-light: #aa98d1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#856ebd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 133,
    "g": 110,
    "b": 189
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 257.468,
    "s": 37.441,
    "l": 58.627
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.59352,
    "c": 0.11952,
    "h": 296
  },
  "luminance": 0.19813
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#856EBD

secondary

#CAD3B4

accent

#CD5AAC

background

#FAF9FC

surface

#F4F2F9

border

#CECCD2

text

#100D14

muted

#7F7E82

Preview Lab

Preview with #856EBD

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

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