#856FBD#856FBD

#856FBD is a mid, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.200; OKLCH L 59.5% C 0.118 H 295.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.01:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#856FBD
RGB	rgb(133, 111, 189)
HSL	hsl(257, 37%, 59%)
HSV	hsv(257, 41%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(29.6%, 41.3%, 0%, 25.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(51.87, 25.84, -38.01)
CIE-LCH	lch(51.87, 45.96, 304.21°)
OKLab	oklab(59.54% 0.0509 -0.1063)
OKLCH	oklch(59.54% 0.118 295.6)
XYZ	xyz(24.5404, 20.0292, 50.7074)
Luminance	0.2003 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#856FBD #A7BD6F

analogous

#6F80BD #856FBD #AC6FBD

triadic

#856FBD #BD856F #6FBD85

tetradic

#856FBD #BD6F80 #A7BD6F #6FBDAC

square

#856FBD #BD6F80 #A7BD6F #6FBDAC

split-complementary

#856FBD #BDAC6F #80BD6F

monochromatic

#4A387A #644BA4 #856FBD #A999D0 #CCC3E3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.19

#856FBD on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.01

#856FBD on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #856FBD

5.01:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##856FBD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##856FBD	1.00	4.19	5.01	5.01
#FFFFFF	4.19	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.01	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.01	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#597CC0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5C7BBB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#797D8D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#7C7C7C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #856fbd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 111, 189);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(59.5% 0.118 295.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#aa98d1',
    500: '#856fbd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #856fbd;
$custom-light: #aa98d1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#856fbd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 133,
    "g": 111,
    "b": 189
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 256.923,
    "s": 37.143,
    "l": 58.824
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.59538,
    "c": 0.1179,
    "h": 295.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.2003
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#856FBD

secondary

#CBD3B5

accent

#CD5BAD

background

#FAF9FC

surface

#F4F2F9

border

#CECCD2

text

#100D14

muted

#7F7E82

Preview Lab

Preview with #856FBD

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

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