#856ADE#856ADE

#856ADE is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.206; OKLCH L 60.6% C 0.170 H 291.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.11:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#856ADE
RGB	rgb(133, 106, 222)
HSL	hsl(254, 64%, 64%)
HSV	hsv(254, 52%, 87%)
CMYK	cmyk(40.1%, 52.3%, 0%, 12.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(52.47, 37.58, -55.85)
CIE-LCH	lch(52.47, 67.32, 303.94°)
OKLab	oklab(60.57% 0.0614 -0.1585)
OKLCH	oklch(60.57% 0.17 291.2)
XYZ	xyz(28.0081, 20.5677, 71.5874)
Luminance	0.2057 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#856ADE #C3DE6A

analogous

#6A89DE #856ADE #BF6ADE

triadic

#856ADE #DE856A #6ADE85

tetradic

#856ADE #DE6A89 #C3DE6A #6ADEBF

square

#856ADE #DE6A89 #C3DE6A #6ADEBF

split-complementary

#856ADE #DEBF6A #89DE6A

monochromatic

#4425A8 #5C38D3 #856ADE #AE9CE9 #D7CEF4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.11

#856ADE on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.11

#856ADE on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #856ADE

5.11:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##856ADE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##856ADE	1.00	4.11	5.11	5.11
#FFFFFF	4.11	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.11	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.11	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#377FE2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3B7BDB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#6D829A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#7D7D7D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #856ade;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 106, 222);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(60.6% 0.170 291.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ad95e9',
    500: '#856ade',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #856ade;
$custom-light: #ad95e9;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#856ade",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 133,
    "g": 106,
    "b": 222
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 253.966,
    "s": 63.736,
    "l": 64.314
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.60572,
    "c": 0.16998,
    "h": 291.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.20569
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#856ADE

secondary

#DDE6BE

accent

#CC1AA2

background

#FBF9FE

surface

#F6F2FD

border

#D0CCD5

text

#110D16

muted

#807E84

Preview Lab

Preview with #856ADE

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

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