#856AC0 — Violet

#856AC0 is a violet in the Violet family. In practice it looks like a balanced medium violet, and it is also commonly known as Violet, Amethyst. Below are all of its color space values, an 11-step scale, harmony palettes and accessibility data.

#856AC0
CSS Namemediumpurple (closest)

Tints and shades (50–950)

50#f6f4fb
100#ebe7f6
200#dbd4f2
300#c5b7ec
400#a993e1
500#9478d4
600#8266be
700#6d52a3
800#5b4489
900#4d3976
950#2d2048

Accessibility

Contrast on white
4.36:1
Contrast on black
4.82:1
  • AA (4.5:1) on whiteFail
  • AA Large (3:1) on whitePass
  • AAA (7:1) on whiteFail
  • AAA Large (4.5:1) on whiteFail
  • UI components (3:1) on whitePass

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Complementary palette

Analogous palette

Triadic palette

Copy-ready CSS

brand-scale.css
:root {
  --brand-50: oklch(0.971 0.01 296.7); /* #f6f4fb */
  --brand-100: oklch(0.936 0.02 296.7); /* #ebe7f6 */
  --brand-200: oklch(0.885 0.042 296.7); /* #dbd4f2 */
  --brand-300: oklch(0.808 0.076 296.7); /* #c5b7ec */
  --brand-400: oklch(0.712 0.113 296.7); /* #a993e1 */
  --brand-500: oklch(0.637 0.137 296.7); /* #9478d4 */
  --brand-600: oklch(0.577 0.134 296.7); /* #8266be */
  --brand-700: oklch(0.505 0.126 296.7); /* #6d52a3 */
  --brand-800: oklch(0.444 0.112 296.7); /* #5b4489 */
  --brand-900: oklch(0.396 0.101 296.7); /* #4d3976 */
  --brand-950: oklch(0.281 0.071 296.7); /* #2d2048 */
}

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