#856FC2#856FC2

#856FC2 is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.203; OKLCH L 59.8% C 0.125 H 294.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.05:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#856FC2
RGB	rgb(133, 111, 194)
HSL	hsl(256, 40%, 60%)
HSV	hsv(256, 43%, 76%)
CMYK	cmyk(31.4%, 42.8%, 0%, 23.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(52.12, 27.14, -40.49)
CIE-LCH	lch(52.12, 48.74, 303.83°)
OKLab	oklab(59.81% 0.0518 -0.1135)
OKLCH	oklch(59.81% 0.125 294.5)
XYZ	xyz(25.0925, 20.2501, 53.6151)
Luminance	0.2025 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#856FC2 #ACC26F

analogous

#6F82C2 #856FC2 #AF6FC2

triadic

#856FC2 #C2856F #6FC285

tetradic

#856FC2 #C26F82 #ACC26F #6FC2AF

square

#856FC2 #C26F82 #ACC26F #6FC2AF

split-complementary

#856FC2 #C2AF6F #82C26F

monochromatic

#4A3680 #6349AB #856FC2 #A99AD4 #CEC5E6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.16

#856FC2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.05

#856FC2 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #856FC2

5.05:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##856FC2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##856FC2	1.00	4.16	5.05	5.05
#FFFFFF	4.16	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.05	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.05	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#567DC5

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#597BC0

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#777E8F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#7C7C7C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #856fc2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 111, 194);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(59.8% 0.125 294.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ab98d5',
    500: '#856fc2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #856fc2;
$custom-light: #ab98d5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#856fc2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 133,
    "g": 111,
    "b": 194
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 255.904,
    "s": 40.488,
    "l": 59.804
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.59808,
    "c": 0.1248,
    "h": 294.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.2025
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#856FC2

secondary

#CED6B6

accent

#D057B0

background

#FAF9FD

surface

#F4F2FA

border

#CECCD3

text

#100D14

muted

#7F7E83

Preview Lab

Preview with #856FC2

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

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