#856FC0#856FC0

#856FC0 is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.202; OKLCH L 59.7% C 0.122 H 294.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.03:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#856FC0
RGB	rgb(133, 111, 192)
HSL	hsl(256, 39%, 59%)
HSV	hsv(256, 42%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(30.7%, 42.2%, 0%, 24.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(52.02, 26.62, -39.50)
CIE-LCH	lch(52.02, 47.63, 303.98°)
OKLab	oklab(59.7% 0.0515 -0.1107)
OKLCH	oklch(59.7% 0.122 294.9)
XYZ	xyz(24.8694, 20.1608, 52.4401)
Luminance	0.2016 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#856FC0 #AAC06F

analogous

#6F82C0 #856FC0 #AD6FC0

triadic

#856FC0 #C0856F #6FC085

tetradic

#856FC0 #C06F82 #AAC06F #6FC0AD

square

#856FC0 #C06F82 #AAC06F #6FC0AD

split-complementary

#856FC0 #C0AD6F #82C06F

monochromatic

#4A377E #634AA8 #856FC0 #A99AD3 #CDC4E5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.17

#856FC0 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.03

#856FC0 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #856FC0

5.03:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##856FC0	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##856FC0	1.00	4.17	5.03	5.03
#FFFFFF	4.17	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.03	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.03	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#577DC3

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5A7BBE

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#787E8E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#7C7C7C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #856fc0;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 111, 192);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(59.7% 0.122 294.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#aa98d3',
    500: '#856fc0',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #856fc0;
$custom-light: #aa98d3;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#856fc0",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 133,
    "g": 111,
    "b": 192
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 256.296,
    "s": 39.13,
    "l": 59.412
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.59699,
    "c": 0.12205,
    "h": 294.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.20161
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#856FC0

secondary

#CDD5B6

accent

#CF59AF

background

#FAF9FD

surface

#F4F2FA

border

#CECCD3

text

#100D14

muted

#7F7E83

Preview Lab

Preview with #856FC0

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

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