#856AE6#856AE6

#856AE6 is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.210; OKLCH L 61.1% C 0.180 H 290.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.20:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#856AE6
RGB	rgb(133, 106, 230)
HSL	hsl(253, 71%, 66%)
HSV	hsv(253, 54%, 90%)
CMYK	cmyk(42.2%, 53.9%, 0%, 9.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(52.96, 39.79, -59.58)
CIE-LCH	lch(52.96, 71.64, 303.74°)
OKLab	oklab(61.09% 0.0618 -0.1694)
OKLCH	oklch(61.09% 0.18 290)
XYZ	xyz(29.1059, 21.0068, 77.3687)
Luminance	0.2101 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#856AE6 #CBE66A

analogous

#6A8DE6 #856AE6 #C36AE6

triadic

#856AE6 #E6856A #6AE685

tetradic

#856AE6 #E66A8D #CBE66A #6AE6C3

square

#856AE6 #E66A8D #CBE66A #6AE6C3

split-complementary

#856AE6 #E6C36A #8DE66A

monochromatic

#401FB7 #5A36DD #856AE6 #B09EEF #DBD3F8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.04

#856AE6 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.20

#856AE6 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #856AE6

5.20:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##856AE6	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##856AE6	1.00	4.04	5.20	5.20
#FFFFFF	4.04	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.20	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.20	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#2C81EA

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#307CE3

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#69849E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#7E7E7E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #856ae6;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 106, 230);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(61.1% 0.180 290.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ae95ef',
    500: '#856ae6',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #856ae6;
$custom-light: #ae95ef;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#856ae6",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 133,
    "g": 106,
    "b": 230
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 253.065,
    "s": 71.264,
    "l": 65.882
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.61087,
    "c": 0.18035,
    "h": 290
  },
  "luminance": 0.21008
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#856AE6

secondary

#E1EAC1

accent

#D312A9

background

#FBF9FE

surface

#F6F2FD

border

#D0CCD5

text

#110D16

muted

#807E84

Preview Lab

Preview with #856AE6

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

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