#856FB7#856FB7

#856FB7 is a mid, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.198; OKLCH L 59.2% C 0.110 H 297.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.95:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#856FB7
RGB	rgb(133, 111, 183)
HSL	hsl(258, 33%, 58%)
HSV	hsv(258, 39%, 72%)
CMYK	cmyk(27.3%, 39.3%, 0%, 28.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(51.58, 24.30, -35.00)
CIE-LCH	lch(51.58, 42.61, 304.77°)
OKLab	oklab(59.22% 0.0497 -0.0976)
OKLCH	oklch(59.22% 0.11 297)
XYZ	xyz(23.9025, 19.7741, 47.3481)
Luminance	0.1977 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#856FB7 #A1B76F

analogous

#6F7DB7 #856FB7 #A96FB7

triadic

#856FB7 #B7856F #6FB785

tetradic

#856FB7 #B76F7D #A1B76F #6FB7A9

square

#856FB7 #B76F7D #A1B76F #6FB7A9

split-complementary

#856FB7 #B7A96F #7DB76F

monochromatic

#4B3972 #654E9B #856FB7 #A898CB #CAC1E0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.24

#856FB7 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.95

#856FB7 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #856FB7

4.95:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##856FB7	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##856FB7	1.00	4.24	4.95	4.95
#FFFFFF	4.24	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	4.95	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	4.95	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5C7BBA

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5F7AB5

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#7B7B8A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#7B7B7B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #856fb7;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 111, 183);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(59.2% 0.110 297.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#aa98cd',
    500: '#856fb7',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #856fb7;
$custom-light: #aa98cd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#856fb7",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 133,
    "g": 111,
    "b": 183
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 258.333,
    "s": 33.333,
    "l": 57.647
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.59224,
    "c": 0.10957,
    "h": 297
  },
  "luminance": 0.19774
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#856FB7

secondary

#C7CFB2

accent

#C95EA9

background

#FAF9FC

surface

#F4F2F9

border

#CECCD2

text

#100D13

muted

#7F7E82

Preview Lab

Preview with #856FB7

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

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