#856AEC#856AEC

#856AEC is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.214; OKLCH L 61.5% C 0.188 H 289.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.27:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#856AEC
RGB	rgb(133, 106, 236)
HSL	hsl(252, 77%, 67%)
HSV	hsv(252, 55%, 93%)
CMYK	cmyk(43.6%, 55.1%, 0%, 7.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(53.33, 41.46, -62.34)
CIE-LCH	lch(53.33, 74.87, 303.62°)
OKLab	oklab(61.48% 0.0619 -0.1776)
OKLCH	oklch(61.48% 0.188 289.2)
XYZ	xyz(29.9630, 21.3497, 81.8828)
Luminance	0.2135 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#856AEC #D1EC6A

analogous

#6A90EC #856AEC #C66AEC

triadic

#856AEC #EC856A #6AEC85

tetradic

#856AEC #EC6A90 #D1EC6A #6AECC6

square

#856AEC #EC6A90 #D1EC6A #6AECC6

split-complementary

#856AEC #ECC66A #90EC6A

monochromatic

#3C19C3 #5934E5 #856AEC #B1A0F3 #DED7FA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.98

#856AEC on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.27

#856AEC on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #856AEC

5.27:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##856AEC	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##856AEC	1.00	3.98	5.27	5.27
#FFFFFF	3.98	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.27	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.27	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#2182F0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#267CE9

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#6686A1

Achromatopsia (no color)

#7F7F7F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #856aec;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 106, 236);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(61.5% 0.188 289.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ae95f3',
    500: '#856aec',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #856aec;
$custom-light: #ae95f3;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#856aec",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 133,
    "g": 106,
    "b": 236
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 252.462,
    "s": 77.381,
    "l": 67.059
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.61482,
    "c": 0.18805,
    "h": 289.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.21351
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#856AEC

secondary

#E5EEC4

accent

#DA0CAF

background

#FBF9FE

surface

#F6F2FD

border

#D0CCD5

text

#110D17

muted

#807E85

Preview Lab

Preview with #856AEC

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

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