#856BC9 — Violet

#856BC9 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.

#856BC9
CSS Namemediumpurple (closest)

Tints and shades (50–950)

50#f6f4fc
100#eae7f8
200#dad4f5
300#c3b6f1
400#a792e7
500#9276db
600#8065c5
700#6b51a9
800#59438f
900#4b387a
950#2c204b

Accessibility

Contrast on white
4.25:1
Contrast on black
4.94:1
  • 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 0.01 294.5); /* #f6f4fc */
  --brand-100: oklch(0.936 0.022 294.5); /* #eae7f8 */
  --brand-200: oklch(0.885 0.046 294.5); /* #dad4f5 */
  --brand-300: oklch(0.808 0.083 294.5); /* #c3b6f1 */
  --brand-400: oklch(0.712 0.123 294.5); /* #a792e7 */
  --brand-500: oklch(0.637 0.148 294.5); /* #9276db */
  --brand-600: oklch(0.577 0.145 294.5); /* #8065c5 */
  --brand-700: oklch(0.505 0.136 294.5); /* #6b51a9 */
  --brand-800: oklch(0.444 0.121 294.5); /* #59438f */
  --brand-900: oklch(0.396 0.109 294.5); /* #4b387a */
  --brand-950: oklch(0.281 0.077 294.5); /* #2c204b */
}

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