#856FBF#856FBF

#856FBF is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.201; OKLCH L 59.6% C 0.121 H 295.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.02:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#856FBF
RGB	rgb(133, 111, 191)
HSL	hsl(257, 38%, 59%)
HSV	hsv(257, 42%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(30.4%, 41.9%, 0%, 25.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(51.97, 26.36, -39.00)
CIE-LCH	lch(51.97, 47.07, 304.05°)
OKLab	oklab(59.65% 0.0513 -0.1092)
OKLCH	oklch(59.65% 0.121 295.2)
XYZ	xyz(24.7590, 20.1167, 51.8586)
Luminance	0.2012 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#856FBF #A9BF6F

analogous

#6F81BF #856FBF #AD6FBF

triadic

#856FBF #BF856F #6FBF85

tetradic

#856FBF #BF6F81 #A9BF6F #6FBFAD

square

#856FBF #BF6F81 #A9BF6F #6FBFAD

split-complementary

#856FBF #BFAD6F #81BF6F

monochromatic

#4A377C #644AA7 #856FBF #A999D2 #CDC4E5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.18

#856FBF on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.02

#856FBF on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #856FBF

5.02:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##856FBF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##856FBF	1.00	4.18	5.02	5.02
#FFFFFF	4.18	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.02	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.02	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#577DC2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5B7BBD

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#787D8E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#7C7C7C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #856fbf;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 111, 191);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(59.6% 0.121 295.2);

Tailwind

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

SCSS

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

JSON

{
  "hex": "#856fbf",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 133,
    "g": 111,
    "b": 191
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 256.5,
    "s": 38.462,
    "l": 59.216
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.59645,
    "c": 0.12066,
    "h": 295.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.20117
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#856FBF

secondary

#CCD5B5

accent

#CE59AE

background

#FAF9FC

surface

#F4F2F9

border

#CECCD2

text

#100D14

muted

#7F7E82

Preview Lab

Preview with #856FBF

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

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