#856FC3#856FC3

#856FC3 is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.203; OKLCH L 59.9% C 0.126 H 294.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.06:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#856FC3
RGB	rgb(133, 111, 195)
HSL	hsl(256, 41%, 60%)
HSV	hsv(256, 43%, 76%)
CMYK	cmyk(31.8%, 43.1%, 0%, 23.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(52.17, 27.40, -40.98)
CIE-LCH	lch(52.17, 49.30, 303.77°)
OKLab	oklab(59.86% 0.052 -0.115)
OKLCH	oklch(59.86% 0.126 294.3)
XYZ	xyz(25.2052, 20.2951, 54.2086)
Luminance	0.2030 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#856FC3 #ADC36F

analogous

#6F83C3 #856FC3 #AF6FC3

triadic

#856FC3 #C3856F #6FC385

tetradic

#856FC3 #C36F83 #ADC36F #6FC3AF

square

#856FC3 #C36F83 #ADC36F #6FC3AF

split-complementary

#856FC3 #C3AF6F #83C36F

monochromatic

#4A3682 #6248AD #856FC3 #AA9AD5 #CEC5E7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.15

#856FC3 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.06

#856FC3 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #856FC3

5.06:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##856FC3	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##856FC3	1.00	4.15	5.06	5.06
#FFFFFF	4.15	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.06	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.06	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#557DC6

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#587BC1

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#777E90

Achromatopsia (no color)

#7C7C7C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #856fc3;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 111, 195);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(59.9% 0.126 294.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ab98d5',
    500: '#856fc3',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #856fc3;
$custom-light: #ab98d5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#856fc3",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 133,
    "g": 111,
    "b": 195
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 255.714,
    "s": 41.176,
    "l": 60
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.59862,
    "c": 0.12618,
    "h": 294.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.20296
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#856FC3

secondary

#CFD7B7

accent

#D157B1

background

#FAF9FD

surface

#F4F2FA

border

#CECCD3

text

#100D14

muted

#7F7E83

Preview Lab

Preview with #856FC3

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

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