#856AEF#856AEF

#856AEF is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.215; OKLCH L 61.7% C 0.192 H 288.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.31:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#856AEF
RGB	rgb(133, 106, 239)
HSL	hsl(252, 81%, 68%)
HSV	hsv(252, 56%, 94%)
CMYK	cmyk(44.4%, 55.6%, 0%, 6.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(53.52, 42.29, -63.71)
CIE-LCH	lch(53.52, 76.47, 303.58°)
OKLab	oklab(61.68% 0.062 -0.1816)
OKLCH	oklch(61.68% 0.192 288.8)
XYZ	xyz(30.4025, 21.5255, 84.1976)
Luminance	0.2153 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#856AEF #D4EF6A

analogous

#6A92EF #856AEF #C76AEF

triadic

#856AEF #EF856A #6AEF85

tetradic

#856AEF #EF6A92 #D4EF6A #6AEFC7

square

#856AEF #EF6A92 #D4EF6A #6AEFC7

split-complementary

#856AEF #EFC76A #92EF6A

monochromatic

#3A16C9 #5833E9 #856AEF #B2A1F5 #E0D9FB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.96

#856AEF on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.31

#856AEF on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #856AEF

5.31:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##856AEF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##856AEF	1.00	3.96	5.31	5.31
#FFFFFF	3.96	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.31	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.31	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#1A83F3

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#1F7DEC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#6587A2

Achromatopsia (no color)

#808080

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #856aef;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 106, 239);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(61.7% 0.192 288.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#af95f5',
    500: '#856aef',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #856aef;
$custom-light: #af95f5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#856aef",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 133,
    "g": 106,
    "b": 239
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 252.18,
    "s": 80.606,
    "l": 67.647
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.61683,
    "c": 0.19187,
    "h": 288.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.21527
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#856AEF

secondary

#E7EFC6

accent

#DD09B2

background

#FBF9FF

surface

#F6F2FE

border

#D0CCD6

text

#110D17

muted

#807E85

Preview Lab

Preview with #856AEF

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

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