#6856ED#6856ED
#6856ED is a mid, highly saturated blue. Relative luminance 0.157; OKLCH L 56.0% C 0.217 H 282.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.07:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #6856ED |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(104, 86, 237) |
| HSL | hsl(247, 81%, 63%) |
| HSV | hsv(247, 64%, 93%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(56.1%, 63.7%, 0%, 7.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(46.59, 47.62, -73.94) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(46.59, 87.94, 302.78°) |
| OKLab | oklab(55.97% 0.0459 -0.2126) |
| OKLCH | oklch(55.97% 0.217 282.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(24.3180, 15.7115, 81.8555) |
| Luminance | 0.1571 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Light Indigo
#6D5ACF
ΔE00 4.18
Slate Blue
#6A5ACD
ΔE00 4.40
Dark Periwinkle
#665FD1
ΔE00 4.46
Warm Blue
#4B57DB
ΔE00 5.07
Purpley
#8756E4
ΔE00 5.26
Purpleish Blue
#6140EF
ΔE00 5.37
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#6856ED #DBED56
analogous
#568FED #6856ED #B356ED
triadic
#6856ED #ED6856 #56ED68
tetradic
#6856ED #ED568F #DBED56 #56EDB3
square
#6856ED #ED568F #DBED56 #56EDB3
split-complementary
#6856ED #EDB356 #8FED56
monochromatic
#2713B5 #371FE7 #6856ED #998DF3 #CBC5F9
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.07
#6856ED on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.14
#6856ED on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #6856ED
5.07:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##6856ED | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##6856ED | 1.00 | 5.07 | 4.14 | 5.07 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.07 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 4.14 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.07 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#0074F2
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#0069EA
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#217C9A
Achromatopsia (no color)
#6E6E6E
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #6856ed; /* rgb */ color: rgb(104, 86, 237); /* oklch */ color: oklch(56.0% 0.217 282.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#9f87f4',
500: '#6856ed',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #6856ed; $custom-light: #9f87f4; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#6856ed",
"rgb": {
"r": 104,
"g": 86,
"b": 237
},
"hsl": {
"h": 247.152,
"s": 80.749,
"l": 63.333
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.55966,
"c": 0.21745,
"h": 282.2
},
"luminance": 0.15713
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#6856ED
secondary
#E4EAB4
accent
#DD08C4
background
#FAF8FF
surface
#F4EFFE
border
#CECAD6
text
#100B17
muted
#7F7C85