#856ECB#856ECB

#856ECB is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.204; OKLCH L 60.1% C 0.139 H 293.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.09:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#856ECB
RGB	rgb(133, 110, 203)
HSL	hsl(255, 47%, 61%)
HSV	hsv(255, 46%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(34.5%, 45.8%, 0%, 20.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(52.34, 30.10, -45.28)
CIE-LCH	lch(52.34, 54.37, 303.62°)
OKLab	oklab(60.13% 0.0545 -0.1275)
OKLCH	oklch(60.13% 0.139 293.2)
XYZ	xyz(26.0255, 20.4497, 59.0643)
Luminance	0.2045 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#856ECB #B4CB6E

analogous

#6E86CB #856ECB #B46ECB

triadic

#856ECB #CB856E #6ECB85

tetradic

#856ECB #CB6E86 #B4CB6E #6ECBB4

square

#856ECB #CB6E86 #B4CB6E #6ECBB4

split-complementary

#856ECB #CBB46E #86CB6E

monochromatic

#49328C #6042B9 #856ECB #AB9BDB #D1C8EB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.13

#856ECB on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.09

#856ECB on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #856ECB

5.09:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##856ECB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##856ECB	1.00	4.13	5.09	5.09
#FFFFFF	4.13	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.09	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.09	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4F7ECE

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#527BC9

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#748093

Achromatopsia (no color)

#7D7D7D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #856ecb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 110, 203);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(60.1% 0.139 293.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ab98db',
    500: '#856ecb',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #856ecb;
$custom-light: #ab98db;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#856ecb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 133,
    "g": 110,
    "b": 203
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 254.839,
    "s": 47.208,
    "l": 61.373
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.60128,
    "c": 0.13869,
    "h": 293.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.2045
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#856ECB

secondary

#D3DCB9

accent

#BA2B97

background

#FAF9FD

surface

#F4F2FB

border

#CECCD4

text

#100D15

muted

#7F7E83

Preview Lab

Preview with #856ECB

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

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