#856FCB#856FCB

#856FCB is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.207; OKLCH L 60.3% C 0.137 H 292.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.13:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#856FCB
RGB	rgb(133, 111, 203)
HSL	hsl(254, 47%, 62%)
HSV	hsv(254, 45%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(34.5%, 45.3%, 0%, 20.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(52.58, 29.52, -44.90)
CIE-LCH	lch(52.58, 53.73, 303.32°)
OKLab	oklab(60.31% 0.0532 -0.1264)
OKLCH	oklch(60.31% 0.137 292.8)
XYZ	xyz(26.1340, 20.6667, 59.1005)
Luminance	0.2067 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#856FCB #B5CB6F

analogous

#6F87CB #856FCB #B36FCB

triadic

#856FCB #CB856F #6FCB85

tetradic

#856FCB #CB6F87 #B5CB6F #6FCBB3

square

#856FCB #CB6F87 #B5CB6F #6FCBB3

split-complementary

#856FCB #CBB36F #87CB6F

monochromatic

#48338D #5F43BA #856FCB #AB9CDB #D1C9EB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.09

#856FCB on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.13

#856FCB on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #856FCB

5.13:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##856FCB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##856FCB	1.00	4.09	5.13	5.13
#FFFFFF	4.09	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.13	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.13	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#507FCE

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#537CC9

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#748193

Achromatopsia (no color)

#7D7D7D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #856fcb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 111, 203);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(60.3% 0.137 292.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ab98db',
    500: '#856fcb',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #856fcb;
$custom-light: #ab98db;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#856fcb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 133,
    "g": 111,
    "b": 203
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 254.348,
    "s": 46.939,
    "l": 61.569
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.60309,
    "c": 0.13714,
    "h": 292.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.20667
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#856FCB

secondary

#D4DCBA

accent

#BA2B98

background

#FAF9FD

surface

#F4F2FB

border

#CECCD4

text

#100D15

muted

#7F7E83

Preview Lab

Preview with #856FCB

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

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