#856AEA#856AEA

#856AEA is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.212; OKLCH L 61.4% C 0.185 H 289.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.25:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#856AEA
RGB	rgb(133, 106, 234)
HSL	hsl(253, 75%, 67%)
HSV	hsv(253, 55%, 92%)
CMYK	cmyk(43.2%, 54.7%, 0%, 8.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(53.20, 40.90, -61.42)
CIE-LCH	lch(53.20, 73.79, 303.66°)
OKLab	oklab(61.35% 0.0619 -0.1749)
OKLCH	oklch(61.35% 0.185 289.5)
XYZ	xyz(29.6740, 21.2341, 80.3610)
Luminance	0.2124 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#856AEA #CFEA6A

analogous

#6A8FEA #856AEA #C56AEA

triadic

#856AEA #EA856A #6AEA85

tetradic

#856AEA #EA6A8F #CFEA6A #6AEAC5

square

#856AEA #EA6A8F #CFEA6A #6AEAC5

split-complementary

#856AEA #EAC56A #8FEA6A

monochromatic

#3D1BBF #5934E2 #856AEA #B1A0F2 #DDD5F9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.00

#856AEA on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.25

#856AEA on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #856AEA

5.25:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##856AEA	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##856AEA	1.00	4.00	5.25	5.25
#FFFFFF	4.00	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.25	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.25	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#2582EE

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#297CE7

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#6786A0

Achromatopsia (no color)

#7F7F7F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #856aea;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 106, 234);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(61.4% 0.185 289.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ae95f1',
    500: '#856aea',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #856aea;
$custom-light: #ae95f1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#856aea",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 133,
    "g": 106,
    "b": 234
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 252.656,
    "s": 75.294,
    "l": 66.667
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.6135,
    "c": 0.18549,
    "h": 289.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.21235
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#856AEA

secondary

#E4EDC3

accent

#D70EAD

background

#FBF9FE

surface

#F6F2FD

border

#D0CCD5

text

#110D17

muted

#807E85

Preview Lab

Preview with #856AEA

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

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