#856FC7#856FC7

#856FC7 is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.205; OKLCH L 60.1% C 0.132 H 293.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.10:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#856FC7
RGB	rgb(133, 111, 199)
HSL	hsl(255, 44%, 61%)
HSV	hsv(255, 44%, 78%)
CMYK	cmyk(33.2%, 44.2%, 0%, 22%)
CIE-LAB	lab(52.37, 28.45, -42.95)
CIE-LCH	lch(52.37, 51.52, 303.53°)
OKLab	oklab(60.08% 0.0526 -0.1207)
OKLCH	oklch(60.08% 0.132 293.6)
XYZ	xyz(25.6635, 20.4785, 56.6224)
Luminance	0.2048 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#856FC7 #B1C76F

analogous

#6F85C7 #856FC7 #B16FC7

triadic

#856FC7 #C7856F #6FC785

tetradic

#856FC7 #C76F85 #B1C76F #6FC7B1

square

#856FC7 #C76F85 #B1C76F #6FC7B1

split-complementary

#856FC7 #C7B16F #85C76F

monochromatic

#493587 #6146B3 #856FC7 #AA9BD8 #D0C7E9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.12

#856FC7 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.10

#856FC7 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #856FC7

5.10:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##856FC7	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##856FC7	1.00	4.12	5.10	5.10
#FFFFFF	4.12	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.10	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.10	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#537ECA

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#567BC5

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#767F91

Achromatopsia (no color)

#7D7D7D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #856fc7;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 111, 199);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(60.1% 0.132 293.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ab98d8',
    500: '#856fc7',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #856fc7;
$custom-light: #ab98d8;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#856fc7",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 133,
    "g": 111,
    "b": 199
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 255,
    "s": 44,
    "l": 60.784
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.60084,
    "c": 0.13168,
    "h": 293.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.20479
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#856FC7

secondary

#D1DAB8

accent

#B72E95

background

#FAF9FD

surface

#F4F2FA

border

#CECCD3

text

#100D14

muted

#7F7E83

Preview Lab

Preview with #856FC7

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

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