#856EC6#856EC6

#856EC6 is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.202; OKLCH L 59.8% C 0.132 H 294.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.04:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#856EC6
RGB	rgb(133, 110, 198)
HSL	hsl(256, 44%, 60%)
HSV	hsv(256, 44%, 78%)
CMYK	cmyk(32.8%, 44.4%, 0%, 22.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(52.08, 28.78, -42.84)
CIE-LCH	lch(52.08, 51.61, 303.89°)
OKLab	oklab(59.85% 0.0538 -0.1204)
OKLCH	oklch(59.85% 0.132 294.1)
XYZ	xyz(25.4393, 20.2152, 55.9768)
Luminance	0.2022 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#856EC6 #AFC66E

analogous

#6E83C6 #856EC6 #B16EC6

triadic

#856EC6 #C6856E #6EC685

tetradic

#856EC6 #C66E83 #AFC66E #6EC6B1

square

#856EC6 #C66E83 #AFC66E #6EC6B1

split-complementary

#856EC6 #C6B16E #83C66E

monochromatic

#4A3485 #6246B1 #856EC6 #AA9AD7 #CFC6E9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.16

#856EC6 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.04

#856EC6 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #856EC6

5.04:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##856EC6	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##856EC6	1.00	4.16	5.04	5.04
#FFFFFF	4.16	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.04	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.04	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#527DC9

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#557BC4

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#767E90

Achromatopsia (no color)

#7C7C7C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #856ec6;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 110, 198);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(59.8% 0.132 294.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ab98d8',
    500: '#856ec6',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #856ec6;
$custom-light: #ab98d8;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#856ec6",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 133,
    "g": 110,
    "b": 198
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 255.682,
    "s": 43.564,
    "l": 60.392
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.59845,
    "c": 0.13188,
    "h": 294.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.20216
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#856EC6

secondary

#D0D9B7

accent

#B72F93

background

#FAF9FD

surface

#F4F2FA

border

#CECCD3

text

#100D14

muted

#7F7E83

Preview Lab

Preview with #856EC6

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

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