#856FAC#856FAC

#856FAC is a mid, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.193; OKLCH L 58.7% C 0.094 H 300.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.87:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#856FAC
RGB	rgb(133, 111, 172)
HSL	hsl(262, 27%, 55%)
HSV	hsv(262, 35%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(22.7%, 35.5%, 0%, 32.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(51.08, 21.56, -29.42)
CIE-LCH	lch(51.08, 36.48, 306.24°)
OKLab	oklab(58.67% 0.0473 -0.0815)
OKLCH	oklch(58.67% 0.094 300.1)
XYZ	xyz(22.8021, 19.3339, 41.5523)
Luminance	0.1933 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#856FAC #96AC6F

analogous

#6F77AC #856FAC #A36FAC

triadic

#856FAC #AC856F #6FAC85

tetradic

#856FAC #AC6F77 #96AC6F #6FACA3

square

#856FAC #AC6F77 #96AC6F #6FACA3

split-complementary

#856FAC #ACA36F #77AC6F

monochromatic

#4A3B66 #67518D #856FAC #A696C2 #C7BDD9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.31

#856FAC on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.87

#856FAC on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #856FAC

4.87:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##856FAC	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##856FAC	1.00	4.31	4.87	4.87
#FFFFFF	4.31	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	4.87	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	4.87	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#6179AE

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6579AA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#7E7985

Achromatopsia (no color)

#7A7A7A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #856fac;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 111, 172);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(58.7% 0.094 300.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#a998c5',
    500: '#856fac',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #856fac;
$custom-light: #a998c5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#856fac",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 133,
    "g": 111,
    "b": 172
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 261.639,
    "s": 26.872,
    "l": 55.49
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.58674,
    "c": 0.09425,
    "h": 300.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.19334
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#856FAC

secondary

#BFC8AF

accent

#C365A1

background

#FAF9FC

surface

#F4F2F8

border

#CECCD1

text

#100D13

muted

#7F7E82

Preview Lab

Preview with #856FAC

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

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