#856DC5Violet

#856DC5 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.

#856DC5
CSS Namemediumpurple (closest)

Tints and shades (50–950)

50#f6f4fc
100#eae7f7
200#dad4f3
300#c3b7ee
400#a793e3
500#9278d6
600#8067c1
700#6b53a5
800#59448b
900#4b3977
950#2c2049

Accessibility

Contrast on white
4.21:1
Contrast on black
4.99:1
  • 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 0.01 294.6); /* #f6f4fc */
  --brand-100: oklch(0.936 0.021 294.6); /* #eae7f7 */
  --brand-200: oklch(0.885 0.043 294.6); /* #dad4f3 */
  --brand-300: oklch(0.808 0.078 294.6); /* #c3b7ee */
  --brand-400: oklch(0.712 0.115 294.6); /* #a793e3 */
  --brand-500: oklch(0.637 0.139 294.6); /* #9278d6 */
  --brand-600: oklch(0.577 0.136 294.6); /* #8067c1 */
  --brand-700: oklch(0.505 0.128 294.6); /* #6b53a5 */
  --brand-800: oklch(0.444 0.114 294.6); /* #59448b */
  --brand-900: oklch(0.396 0.103 294.6); /* #4b3977 */
  --brand-950: oklch(0.281 0.072 294.6); /* #2c2049 */
}

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