#856FB2#856FB2

#856FB2 is a mid, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.196; OKLCH L 59.0% C 0.103 H 298.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.91:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#856FB2
RGB	rgb(133, 111, 178)
HSL	hsl(260, 30%, 57%)
HSV	hsv(260, 38%, 70%)
CMYK	cmyk(25.3%, 37.6%, 0%, 30.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(51.35, 23.05, -32.48)
CIE-LCH	lch(51.35, 39.82, 305.36°)
OKLab	oklab(58.97% 0.0487 -0.0903)
OKLCH	oklch(58.97% 0.103 298.3)
XYZ	xyz(23.3913, 19.5696, 44.6558)
Luminance	0.1957 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#856FB2 #9CB26F

analogous

#6F7BB2 #856FB2 #A76FB2

triadic

#856FB2 #B2856F #6FB285

tetradic

#856FB2 #B26F7B #9CB26F #6FB2A7

square

#856FB2 #B26F7B #9CB26F #6FB2A7

split-complementary

#856FB2 #B2A76F #7BB26F

monochromatic

#4B3A6D #664F94 #856FB2 #A797C7 #C9BFDD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.27

#856FB2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.91

#856FB2 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #856FB2

4.91:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##856FB2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##856FB2	1.00	4.27	4.91	4.91
#FFFFFF	4.27	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	4.91	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	4.91	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5E7AB5

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#627AB0

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#7C7A88

Achromatopsia (no color)

#7A7A7A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #856fb2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 111, 178);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(59.0% 0.103 298.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#aa98c9',
    500: '#856fb2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #856fb2;
$custom-light: #aa98c9;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#856fb2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 133,
    "g": 111,
    "b": 178
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 259.701,
    "s": 30.317,
    "l": 56.667
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5897,
    "c": 0.10262,
    "h": 298.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.1957
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#856FB2

secondary

#C3CCB1

accent

#C761A5

background

#FAF9FC

surface

#F4F2F8

border

#CECCD1

text

#100D13

muted

#7F7E82

Preview Lab

Preview with #856FB2

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

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