#856EC2#856EC2

#856EC2 is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.200; OKLCH L 59.6% C 0.126 H 294.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.01:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#856EC2
RGB	rgb(133, 110, 194)
HSL	hsl(256, 41%, 60%)
HSV	hsv(256, 43%, 76%)
CMYK	cmyk(31.4%, 43.3%, 0%, 23.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(51.87, 27.73, -40.87)
CIE-LCH	lch(51.87, 49.39, 304.15°)
OKLab	oklab(59.62% 0.0532 -0.1147)
OKLCH	oklch(59.62% 0.126 294.9)
XYZ	xyz(24.9840, 20.0331, 53.5790)
Luminance	0.2003 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#856EC2 #ABC26E

analogous

#6E81C2 #856EC2 #AF6EC2

triadic

#856EC2 #C2856E #6EC285

tetradic

#856EC2 #C26E81 #ABC26E #6EC2AF

square

#856EC2 #C26E81 #ABC26E #6EC2AF

split-complementary

#856EC2 #C2AF6E #81C26E

monochromatic

#4A3680 #6348AB #856EC2 #A999D4 #CDC4E6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.19

#856EC2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.01

#856EC2 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #856EC2

5.01:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##856EC2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##856EC2	1.00	4.19	5.01	5.01
#FFFFFF	4.19	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.01	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.01	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#547CC5

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#587AC0

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#777D8F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#7C7C7C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #856ec2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 110, 194);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(59.6% 0.126 294.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ab98d5',
    500: '#856ec2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #856ec2;
$custom-light: #ab98d5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#856ec2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 133,
    "g": 110,
    "b": 194
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 256.429,
    "s": 40.777,
    "l": 59.608
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.59623,
    "c": 0.12641,
    "h": 294.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.20033
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#856EC2

secondary

#CDD6B6

accent

#D157AF

background

#FAF9FD

surface

#F4F2FA

border

#CECCD3

text

#100D14

muted

#7F7E83

Preview Lab

Preview with #856EC2

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

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