#856ADA#856ADA

#856ADA is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.204; OKLCH L 60.3% C 0.165 H 291.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.07:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#856ADA
RGB	rgb(133, 106, 218)
HSL	hsl(254, 60%, 64%)
HSV	hsv(254, 51%, 85%)
CMYK	cmyk(39%, 51.4%, 0%, 14.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(52.24, 36.49, -53.97)
CIE-LCH	lch(52.24, 65.15, 304.06°)
OKLab	oklab(60.32% 0.0612 -0.153)
OKLCH	oklch(60.32% 0.165 291.8)
XYZ	xyz(27.4784, 20.3558, 68.7974)
Luminance	0.2036 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#856ADA #BFDA6A

analogous

#6A87DA #856ADA #BD6ADA

triadic

#856ADA #DA856A #6ADA85

tetradic

#856ADA #DA6A87 #BFDA6A #6ADABD

square

#856ADA #DA6A87 #BFDA6A #6ADABD

split-complementary

#856ADA #DABD6A #87DA6A

monochromatic

#4528A1 #5D39CE #856ADA #AD9BE6 #D5CCF2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.14

#856ADA on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.07

#856ADA on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #856ADA

5.07:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##856ADA	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##856ADA	1.00	4.14	5.07	5.07
#FFFFFF	4.14	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.07	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.07	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3B7EDE

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3F7AD7

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#6F8198

Achromatopsia (no color)

#7D7D7D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #856ada;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 106, 218);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(60.3% 0.165 291.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ad95e6',
    500: '#856ada',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #856ada;
$custom-light: #ad95e6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#856ada",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 133,
    "g": 106,
    "b": 218
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 254.464,
    "s": 60.215,
    "l": 63.529
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.6032,
    "c": 0.16476,
    "h": 291.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.20357
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#856ADA

secondary

#DAE4BC

accent

#C81E9F

background

#FBF9FE

surface

#F6F1FC

border

#D0CBD5

text

#110D16

muted

#807E84

Preview Lab

Preview with #856ADA

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

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