#856EC0#856EC0

#856EC0 is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.199; OKLCH L 59.5% C 0.124 H 295.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#856EC0
RGB	rgb(133, 110, 192)
HSL	hsl(257, 39%, 59%)
HSV	hsv(257, 43%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(30.7%, 42.7%, 0%, 24.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(51.77, 27.21, -39.88)
CIE-LCH	lch(51.77, 48.28, 304.30°)
OKLab	oklab(59.51% 0.0529 -0.1118)
OKLCH	oklch(59.51% 0.124 295.3)
XYZ	xyz(24.7609, 19.9438, 52.4040)
Luminance	0.1994 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#856EC0 #A9C06E

analogous

#6E80C0 #856EC0 #AE6EC0

triadic

#856EC0 #C0856E #6EC085

tetradic

#856EC0 #C06E80 #A9C06E #6EC0AE

square

#856EC0 #C06E80 #A9C06E #6EC0AE

split-complementary

#856EC0 #C0AE6E #80C06E

monochromatic

#4A367D #6449A8 #856EC0 #A999D3 #CDC3E5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.21

#856EC0 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.99

#856EC0 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #856EC0

4.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##856EC0	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##856EC0	1.00	4.21	4.99	4.99
#FFFFFF	4.21	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	4.99	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	4.99	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#557CC3

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#597ABE

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#787D8E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#7B7B7B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #856ec0;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 110, 192);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(59.5% 0.124 295.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ab98d3',
    500: '#856ec0',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #856ec0;
$custom-light: #ab98d3;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#856ec0",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 133,
    "g": 110,
    "b": 192
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 256.829,
    "s": 39.423,
    "l": 59.216
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.59514,
    "c": 0.12365,
    "h": 295.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.19944
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#856EC0

secondary

#CCD5B5

accent

#CF58AE

background

#FAF9FD

surface

#F4F2FA

border

#CECCD3

text

#100D14

muted

#7F7E83

Preview Lab

Preview with #856EC0

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

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