#856FBE#856FBE

#856FBE is a mid, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.201; OKLCH L 59.6% C 0.119 H 295.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.01:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#856FBE
RGB	rgb(133, 111, 190)
HSL	hsl(257, 38%, 59%)
HSV	hsv(257, 42%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(30%, 41.6%, 0%, 25.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(51.92, 26.10, -38.50)
CIE-LCH	lch(51.92, 46.52, 304.13°)
OKLab	oklab(59.59% 0.0511 -0.1078)
OKLCH	oklch(59.59% 0.119 295.4)
XYZ	xyz(24.6493, 20.0728, 51.2810)
Luminance	0.2007 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#856FBE #A8BE6F

analogous

#6F81BE #856FBE #AD6FBE

triadic

#856FBE #BE856F #6FBE85

tetradic

#856FBE #BE6F81 #A8BE6F #6FBEAD

square

#856FBE #BE6F81 #A8BE6F #6FBEAD

split-complementary

#856FBE #BEAD6F #81BE6F

monochromatic

#4A387B #644BA5 #856FBE #A999D1 #CCC3E4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.19

#856FBE on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.01

#856FBE on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #856FBE

5.01:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##856FBE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##856FBE	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)

#587CC1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5B7BBC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#797D8D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#7C7C7C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #856fbe;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 111, 190);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(59.6% 0.119 295.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#aa98d2',
    500: '#856fbe',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #856fbe;
$custom-light: #aa98d2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#856fbe",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 133,
    "g": 111,
    "b": 190
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 256.709,
    "s": 37.799,
    "l": 59.02
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.59592,
    "c": 0.11928,
    "h": 295.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.20073
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#856FBE

secondary

#CBD4B5

accent

#CE5AAE

background

#FAF9FC

surface

#F4F2F9

border

#CECCD2

text

#100D14

muted

#7F7E82

Preview Lab

Preview with #856FBE

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

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