#856ADD#856ADD

#856ADD is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.205; OKLCH L 60.5% C 0.169 H 291.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.10:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#856ADD
RGB	rgb(133, 106, 221)
HSL	hsl(254, 63%, 64%)
HSV	hsv(254, 52%, 87%)
CMYK	cmyk(39.8%, 52%, 0%, 13.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(52.41, 37.31, -55.38)
CIE-LCH	lch(52.41, 66.78, 303.97°)
OKLab	oklab(60.51% 0.0614 -0.1571)
OKLCH	oklch(60.51% 0.169 291.3)
XYZ	xyz(27.8745, 20.5143, 70.8836)
Luminance	0.2051 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#856ADD #C2DD6A

analogous

#6A89DD #856ADD #BF6ADD

triadic

#856ADD #DD856A #6ADD85

tetradic

#856ADD #DD6A89 #C2DD6A #6ADDBF

square

#856ADD #DD6A89 #C2DD6A #6ADDBF

split-complementary

#856ADD #DDBF6A #89DD6A

monochromatic

#4426A7 #5C38D2 #856ADD #AE9CE8 #D7CEF4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.12

#856ADD on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.10

#856ADD on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #856ADD

5.10:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##856ADD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##856ADD	1.00	4.12	5.10	5.10
#FFFFFF	4.12	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.10	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.10	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#387FE1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3C7BDA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#6D8299

Achromatopsia (no color)

#7D7D7D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #856add;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 106, 221);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(60.5% 0.169 291.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ad95e8',
    500: '#856add',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #856add;
$custom-light: #ad95e8;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#856add",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 133,
    "g": 106,
    "b": 221
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 254.087,
    "s": 62.842,
    "l": 64.118
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.60509,
    "c": 0.16869,
    "h": 291.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.20515
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#856ADD

secondary

#DCE5BD

accent

#CB1BA1

background

#FBF9FE

surface

#F6F2FD

border

#D0CCD5

text

#110D16

muted

#807E84

Preview Lab

Preview with #856ADD

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

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