#856AE5#856AE5

#856AE5 is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.210; OKLCH L 61.0% C 0.179 H 290.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.19:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#856AE5
RGB	rgb(133, 106, 229)
HSL	hsl(253, 70%, 66%)
HSV	hsv(253, 54%, 90%)
CMYK	cmyk(41.9%, 53.7%, 0%, 10.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(52.90, 39.51, -59.12)
CIE-LCH	lch(52.90, 71.10, 303.76°)
OKLab	oklab(61.02% 0.0618 -0.1681)
OKLCH	oklch(61.02% 0.179 290.2)
XYZ	xyz(28.9658, 20.9508, 76.6313)
Luminance	0.2095 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#856AE5 #CAE56A

analogous

#6A8CE5 #856AE5 #C36AE5

triadic

#856AE5 #E5856A #6AE585

tetradic

#856AE5 #E56A8C #CAE56A #6AE5C3

square

#856AE5 #E56A8C #CAE56A #6AE5C3

split-complementary

#856AE5 #E5C36A #8CE56A

monochromatic

#4020B5 #5A36DC #856AE5 #B09EEE #DAD2F7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.05

#856AE5 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.19

#856AE5 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #856AE5

5.19:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##856AE5	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##856AE5	1.00	4.05	5.19	5.19
#FFFFFF	4.05	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.19	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.19	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#2E81E9

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#327BE2

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#6A849D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#7E7E7E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #856ae5;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 106, 229);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(61.0% 0.179 290.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ae95ee',
    500: '#856ae5',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #856ae5;
$custom-light: #ae95ee;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#856ae5",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 133,
    "g": 106,
    "b": 229
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 253.171,
    "s": 70.286,
    "l": 65.686
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.61021,
    "c": 0.17907,
    "h": 290.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.20952
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#856AE5

secondary

#E1EAC1

accent

#D213A8

background

#FBF9FE

surface

#F6F2FD

border

#D0CCD5

text

#110D16

muted

#807E84

Preview Lab

Preview with #856AE5

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

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