#856FCC#856FCC

#856FCC is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.207; OKLCH L 60.4% C 0.139 H 292.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.14:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#856FCC
RGB	rgb(133, 111, 204)
HSL	hsl(254, 48%, 62%)
HSV	hsv(254, 46%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(34.8%, 45.6%, 0%, 20%)
CIE-LAB	lab(52.64, 29.78, -45.38)
CIE-LCH	lch(52.64, 54.29, 303.27°)
OKLab	oklab(60.37% 0.0533 -0.1278)
OKLCH	oklch(60.37% 0.139 292.7)
XYZ	xyz(26.2536, 20.7145, 59.7301)
Luminance	0.2072 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

Shades

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Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#856FCC #B6CC6F

analogous

#6F88CC #856FCC #B46FCC

triadic

#856FCC #CC856F #6FCC85

tetradic

#856FCC #CC6F88 #B6CC6F #6FCCB4

square

#856FCC #CC6F88 #B6CC6F #6FCCB4

split-complementary

#856FCC #CCB46F #88CC6F

monochromatic

#48328E #5F42BB #856FCC #AB9CDC #D2C9EC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.08

#856FCC on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.14

#856FCC on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #856FCC

5.14:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##856FCC	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##856FCC	1.00	4.08	5.14	5.14
#FFFFFF	4.08	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.14	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.14	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#507FCF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#527CCA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#748194

Achromatopsia (no color)

#7E7E7E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #856fcc;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 111, 204);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(60.4% 0.139 292.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ab98dc',
    500: '#856fcc',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #856fcc;
$custom-light: #ab98dc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#856fcc",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 133,
    "g": 111,
    "b": 204
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 254.194,
    "s": 47.692,
    "l": 61.765
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.60366,
    "c": 0.1385,
    "h": 292.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.20715
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#856FCC

secondary

#D4DDBA

accent

#BB2B99

background

#FAF9FD

surface

#F4F2FB

border

#CECCD4

text

#100D15

muted

#7F7E83

Preview Lab

Preview with #856FCC

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

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