#856AE1#856AE1

#856AE1 is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.207; OKLCH L 60.8% C 0.174 H 290.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.15:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#856AE1
RGB	rgb(133, 106, 225)
HSL	hsl(254, 66%, 65%)
HSV	hsv(254, 53%, 88%)
CMYK	cmyk(40.9%, 52.9%, 0%, 11.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(52.65, 38.41, -57.26)
CIE-LCH	lch(52.65, 68.94, 303.85°)
OKLab	oklab(60.76% 0.0616 -0.1626)
OKLCH	oklch(60.76% 0.174 290.7)
XYZ	xyz(28.4138, 20.7300, 73.7238)
Luminance	0.2073 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#856AE1 #C6E16A

analogous

#6A8BE1 #856AE1 #C06AE1

triadic

#856AE1 #E1856A #6AE185

tetradic

#856AE1 #E16A8B #C6E16A #6AE1C0

square

#856AE1 #E16A8B #C6E16A #6AE1C0

split-complementary

#856AE1 #E1C06A #8BE16A

monochromatic

#4223AE #5B37D7 #856AE1 #AF9DEB #D8D0F6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.08

#856AE1 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.15

#856AE1 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #856AE1

5.15:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##856AE1	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##856AE1	1.00	4.08	5.15	5.15
#FFFFFF	4.08	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.15	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.15	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3380E5

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#377BDE

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#6C839B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#7E7E7E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #856ae1;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 106, 225);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(60.8% 0.174 290.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ad95eb',
    500: '#856ae1',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #856ae1;
$custom-light: #ad95eb;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#856ae1",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 133,
    "g": 106,
    "b": 225
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 253.613,
    "s": 66.48,
    "l": 64.902
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.60763,
    "c": 0.17388,
    "h": 290.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.20731
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#856AE1

secondary

#DEE8BF

accent

#CE17A5

background

#FBF9FE

surface

#F6F2FD

border

#D0CCD5

text

#110D16

muted

#807E84

Preview Lab

Preview with #856AE1

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

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