#856FCD#856FCD

#856FCD is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.208; OKLCH L 60.4% C 0.140 H 292.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.15:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#856FCD
RGB	rgb(133, 111, 205)
HSL	hsl(254, 48%, 62%)
HSV	hsv(254, 46%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(35.1%, 45.9%, 0%, 19.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(52.69, 30.05, -45.87)
CIE-LCH	lch(52.69, 54.84, 303.23°)
OKLab	oklab(60.42% 0.0535 -0.1292)
OKLCH	oklch(60.42% 0.14 292.5)
XYZ	xyz(26.3739, 20.7626, 60.3638)
Luminance	0.2076 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#856FCD #B7CD6F

analogous

#6F88CD #856FCD #B46FCD

triadic

#856FCD #CD856F #6FCD85

tetradic

#856FCD #CD6F88 #B7CD6F #6FCDB4

square

#856FCD #CD6F88 #B7CD6F #6FCDB4

split-complementary

#856FCD #CDB46F #88CD6F

monochromatic

#483290 #5F42BD #856FCD #AB9CDD #D2CAED

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.08

#856FCD on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.15

#856FCD on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #856FCD

5.15:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##856FCD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##856FCD	1.00	4.08	5.15	5.15
#FFFFFF	4.08	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.15	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.15	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4F7FD0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#527CCB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#748194

Achromatopsia (no color)

#7E7E7E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #856fcd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 111, 205);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(60.4% 0.140 292.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ab98dd',
    500: '#856fcd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #856fcd;
$custom-light: #ab98dd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#856fcd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 133,
    "g": 111,
    "b": 205
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 254.043,
    "s": 48.454,
    "l": 61.961
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.60423,
    "c": 0.13987,
    "h": 292.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.20763
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#856FCD

secondary

#D5DDBB

accent

#BC2A9A

background

#FAF9FD

surface

#F4F2FB

border

#CECCD4

text

#100D15

muted

#7F7E83

Preview Lab

Preview with #856FCD

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

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