#856AF3#856AF3

#856AF3 is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.218; OKLCH L 62.0% C 0.197 H 288.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.35:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#856AF3
RGB	rgb(133, 106, 243)
HSL	hsl(252, 85%, 68%)
HSV	hsv(252, 56%, 95%)
CMYK	cmyk(45.3%, 56.4%, 0%, 4.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(53.78, 43.41, -65.53)
CIE-LCH	lch(53.78, 78.60, 303.53°)
OKLab	oklab(61.95% 0.062 -0.1869)
OKLCH	oklch(61.95% 0.197 288.3)
XYZ	xyz(30.9999, 21.7645, 87.3442)
Luminance	0.2177 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#856AF3 #D8F36A

analogous

#6A93F3 #856AF3 #C96AF3

triadic

#856AF3 #F3856A #6AF385

tetradic

#856AF3 #F36A93 #D8F36A #6AF3C9

square

#856AF3 #F36A93 #D8F36A #6AF3C9

split-complementary

#856AF3 #F3C96A #93F36A

monochromatic

#3711D2 #5731EE #856AF3 #B3A3F8 #E2DBFC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.92

#856AF3 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.35

#856AF3 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #856AF3

5.35:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##856AF3	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##856AF3	1.00	3.92	5.35	5.35
#FFFFFF	3.92	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.35	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.35	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0C84F8

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#127DF0

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#6288A4

Achromatopsia (no color)

#808080

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #856af3;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 106, 243);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(62.0% 0.197 288.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#af95f8',
    500: '#856af3',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #856af3;
$custom-light: #af95f8;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#856af3",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 133,
    "g": 106,
    "b": 243
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 251.825,
    "s": 85.093,
    "l": 68.431
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.61954,
    "c": 0.19694,
    "h": 288.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.21766
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#856AF3

secondary

#E9F1C8

accent

#E204B6

background

#FBF9FF

surface

#F6F2FF

border

#D0CCD7

text

#110D17

muted

#807E85

Preview Lab

Preview with #856AF3

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

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