#856FBC#856FBC

#856FBC is a mid, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.200; OKLCH L 59.5% C 0.117 H 295.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.00:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#856FBC
RGB	rgb(133, 111, 188)
HSL	hsl(257, 36%, 59%)
HSV	hsv(257, 41%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(29.3%, 41%, 0%, 26.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(51.82, 25.58, -37.51)
CIE-LCH	lch(51.82, 45.40, 304.30°)
OKLab	oklab(59.49% 0.0507 -0.1049)
OKLCH	oklch(59.49% 0.117 295.8)
XYZ	xyz(24.4322, 19.9860, 50.1377)
Luminance	0.1999 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#856FBC #A6BC6F

analogous

#6F7FBC #856FBC #AB6FBC

triadic

#856FBC #BC856F #6FBC85

tetradic

#856FBC #BC6F7F #A6BC6F #6FBCAB

square

#856FBC #BC6F7F #A6BC6F #6FBCAB

split-complementary

#856FBC #BCAB6F #7FBC6F

monochromatic

#4A3879 #644CA2 #856FBC #A899CF #CCC3E3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.20

#856FBC on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.00

#856FBC on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #856FBC

5.00:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##856FBC	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##856FBC	1.00	4.20	5.00	5.00
#FFFFFF	4.20	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.00	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.00	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#597CBF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5D7BBA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#797D8C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#7C7C7C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #856fbc;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 111, 188);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(59.5% 0.117 295.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#aa98d0',
    500: '#856fbc',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #856fbc;
$custom-light: #aa98d0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#856fbc",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 133,
    "g": 111,
    "b": 188
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 257.143,
    "s": 36.493,
    "l": 58.627
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.59485,
    "c": 0.11651,
    "h": 295.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.19986
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#856FBC

secondary

#CAD3B4

accent

#CC5BAC

background

#FAF9FC

surface

#F4F2F9

border

#CECCD2

text

#100D14

muted

#7F7E82

Preview Lab

Preview with #856FBC

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

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