#856FCF#856FCF

#856FCF is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.209; OKLCH L 60.5% C 0.143 H 292.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.17:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#856FCF
RGB	rgb(133, 111, 207)
HSL	hsl(254, 50%, 62%)
HSV	hsv(254, 46%, 81%)
CMYK	cmyk(35.7%, 46.4%, 0%, 18.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(52.80, 30.59, -46.84)
CIE-LCH	lch(52.80, 55.94, 303.15°)
OKLab	oklab(60.54% 0.0537 -0.1321)
OKLCH	oklch(60.54% 0.143 292.1)
XYZ	xyz(26.6168, 20.8598, 61.6434)
Luminance	0.2086 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#856FCF #B9CF6F

analogous

#6F89CF #856FCF #B56FCF

triadic

#856FCF #CF856F #6FCF85

tetradic

#856FCF #CF6F89 #B9CF6F #6FCFB5

square

#856FCF #CF6F89 #B9CF6F #6FCFB5

split-complementary

#856FCF #CFB56F #89CF6F

monochromatic

#473193 #5E41C0 #856FCF #AC9DDE #D3CBEE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.06

#856FCF on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.17

#856FCF on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #856FCF

5.17:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##856FCF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##856FCF	1.00	4.06	5.17	5.17
#FFFFFF	4.06	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.17	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.17	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4E7FD2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#507CCD

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#738295

Achromatopsia (no color)

#7E7E7E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #856fcf;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 111, 207);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(60.5% 0.143 292.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ac98de',
    500: '#856fcf',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #856fcf;
$custom-light: #ac98de;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#856fcf",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 133,
    "g": 111,
    "b": 207
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 253.75,
    "s": 50,
    "l": 62.353
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.60539,
    "c": 0.14258,
    "h": 292.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.2086
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#856FCF

secondary

#D6DEBB

accent

#BD289B

background

#FAF9FD

surface

#F4F2FB

border

#CECCD4

text

#100D15

muted

#7F7E83

Preview Lab

Preview with #856FCF

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

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