#856AE9#856AE9
#856AE9 is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.212; OKLCH L 61.3% C 0.184 H 289.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.24:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #856AE9 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(133, 106, 233) |
| HSL | hsl(253, 74%, 66%) |
| HSV | hsv(253, 55%, 91%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(42.9%, 54.5%, 0%, 8.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(53.14, 40.62, -60.96) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(53.14, 73.26, 303.68°) |
| OKLab | oklab(61.28% 0.0619 -0.1735) |
| OKLCH | oklch(61.28% 0.184 289.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(29.5308, 21.1768, 79.6066) |
| Luminance | 0.2118 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Mediumslateblue
#7B68EE
ΔE00 2.03
Mediumpurple
#9370DB
ΔE00 4.14
Purpley
#8756E4
ΔE00 5.65
Lighter Purple
#A55AF4
ΔE00 6.75
Dark Periwinkle
#665FD1
ΔE00 7.31
Light Indigo
#6D5ACF
ΔE00 7.49
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#856AE9 #CEE96A
analogous
#6A8FE9 #856AE9 #C56AE9
triadic
#856AE9 #E9856A #6AE985
tetradic
#856AE9 #E96A8F #CEE96A #6AE9C5
square
#856AE9 #E96A8F #CEE96A #6AE9C5
split-complementary
#856AE9 #E9C56A #8FE96A
monochromatic
#3E1CBD #5935E1 #856AE9 #B19FF1 #DCD5F9
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.01
#856AE9 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.24
#856AE9 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #856AE9
5.24:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##856AE9 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##856AE9 | 1.00 | 4.01 | 5.24 | 5.24 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.01 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.24 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.24 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#2781ED
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#2B7CE6
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#68859F
Achromatopsia (no color)
#7F7F7F
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #856ae9; /* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 106, 233); /* oklch */ color: oklch(61.3% 0.184 289.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ae95f1',
500: '#856ae9',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #856ae9; $custom-light: #ae95f1; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#856ae9",
"rgb": {
"r": 133,
"g": 106,
"b": 233
},
"hsl": {
"h": 252.756,
"s": 74.269,
"l": 66.471
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.61284,
"c": 0.18421,
"h": 289.6
},
"luminance": 0.21178
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#856AE9
secondary
#E3ECC3
accent
#D60FAC
background
#FBF9FE
surface
#F6F2FD
border
#D0CCD5
text
#110D17
muted
#807E85