#856AEB#856AEB
#856AEB is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.213; OKLCH L 61.4% C 0.187 H 289.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.26:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #856AEB |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(133, 106, 235) |
| HSL | hsl(253, 76%, 67%) |
| HSV | hsv(253, 55%, 92%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(43.4%, 54.9%, 0%, 7.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(53.27, 41.18, -61.88) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(53.27, 74.33, 303.64°) |
| OKLab | oklab(61.42% 0.0619 -0.1762) |
| OKLCH | oklch(61.42% 0.187 289.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(29.8181, 21.2917, 81.1198) |
| Luminance | 0.2129 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Mediumslateblue
#7B68EE
ΔE00 1.93
Mediumpurple
#9370DB
ΔE00 4.32
Purpley
#8756E4
ΔE00 5.72
Lighter Purple
#A55AF4
ΔE00 6.72
Periwinkle (survey)
#8E82FE
ΔE00 7.42
Dark Periwinkle
#665FD1
ΔE00 7.44
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#856AEB #D0EB6A
analogous
#6A90EB #856AEB #C66AEB
triadic
#856AEB #EB856A #6AEB85
tetradic
#856AEB #EB6A90 #D0EB6A #6AEBC6
square
#856AEB #EB6A90 #D0EB6A #6AEBC6
split-complementary
#856AEB #EBC66A #90EB6A
monochromatic
#3D1AC1 #5934E4 #856AEB #B1A0F2 #DDD6F9
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.99
#856AEB on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.26
#856AEB on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #856AEB
5.26:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##856AEB | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##856AEB | 1.00 | 3.99 | 5.26 | 5.26 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.99 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.26 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.26 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#2482EF
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#287CE8
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#6786A0
Achromatopsia (no color)
#7F7F7F
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #856aeb; /* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 106, 235); /* oklch */ color: oklch(61.4% 0.187 289.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ae95f2',
500: '#856aeb',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #856aeb; $custom-light: #ae95f2; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#856aeb",
"rgb": {
"r": 133,
"g": 106,
"b": 235
},
"hsl": {
"h": 252.558,
"s": 76.331,
"l": 66.863
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.61416,
"c": 0.18677,
"h": 289.4
},
"luminance": 0.21293
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#856AEB
secondary
#E4EDC4
accent
#D90DAE
background
#FBF9FE
surface
#F6F2FD
border
#D0CCD5
text
#110D17
muted
#807E85