#856ECC#856ECC

#856ECC is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.205; OKLCH L 60.2% C 0.140 H 293.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.10:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#856ECC
RGB	rgb(133, 110, 204)
HSL	hsl(255, 48%, 62%)
HSV	hsv(255, 46%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(34.8%, 46.1%, 0%, 20%)
CIE-LAB	lab(52.40, 30.37, -45.77)
CIE-LCH	lch(52.40, 54.93, 303.57°)
OKLab	oklab(60.19% 0.0547 -0.1289)
OKLCH	oklch(60.19% 0.14 293)
XYZ	xyz(26.1451, 20.4975, 59.6940)
Luminance	0.2050 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#856ECC #B5CC6E

analogous

#6E86CC #856ECC #B46ECC

triadic

#856ECC #CC856E #6ECC85

tetradic

#856ECC #CC6E86 #B5CC6E #6ECCB4

square

#856ECC #CC6E86 #B5CC6E #6ECCB4

split-complementary

#856ECC #CCB46E #86CC6E

monochromatic

#48328E #5F42BB #856ECC #AB9BDC #D1C9EC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.12

#856ECC on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.10

#856ECC on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #856ECC

5.10:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##856ECC	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##856ECC	1.00	4.12	5.10	5.10
#FFFFFF	4.12	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.10	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.10	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4E7ECF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#517BCA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#748093

Achromatopsia (no color)

#7D7D7D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #856ecc;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 110, 204);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(60.2% 0.140 293.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ab98dc',
    500: '#856ecc',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #856ecc;
$custom-light: #ab98dc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#856ecc",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 133,
    "g": 110,
    "b": 204
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 254.681,
    "s": 47.959,
    "l": 61.569
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.60185,
    "c": 0.14005,
    "h": 293
  },
  "luminance": 0.20498
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#856ECC

secondary

#D4DCB9

accent

#BB2A98

background

#FAF9FD

surface

#F4F2FB

border

#CECCD4

text

#100D15

muted

#7F7E83

Preview Lab

Preview with #856ECC

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

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