#856AF5#856AF5
#856AF5 is a light, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.219; OKLCH L 62.1% C 0.199 H 288.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.38:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #856AF5 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(133, 106, 245) |
| HSL | hsl(252, 87%, 69%) |
| HSV | hsv(252, 57%, 96%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(45.7%, 56.7%, 0%, 3.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(53.91, 43.98, -66.43) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(53.91, 79.67, 303.50°) |
| OKLab | oklab(62.09% 0.062 -0.1896) |
| OKLCH | oklch(62.09% 0.199 288.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(31.3036, 21.8859, 88.9435) |
| Luminance | 0.2189 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Mediumslateblue
#7B68EE
ΔE00 2.05
Mediumpurple
#9370DB
ΔE00 5.26
Purpley
#8756E4
ΔE00 6.24
Lighter Purple
#A55AF4
ΔE00 6.72
Periwinkle (survey)
#8E82FE
ΔE00 6.96
Cornflower
#6A79F7
ΔE00 7.06
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#856AF5 #DAF56A
analogous
#6A95F5 #856AF5 #CB6AF5
triadic
#856AF5 #F5856A #6AF585
tetradic
#856AF5 #F56A95 #DAF56A #6AF5CB
square
#856AF5 #F56A95 #DAF56A #6AF5CB
split-complementary
#856AF5 #F5CB6A #95F56A
monochromatic
#350ED6 #5631F1 #856AF5 #B4A3F9 #E3DDFD
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.91
#856AF5 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.38
#856AF5 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #856AF5
5.38:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##856AF5 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##856AF5 | 1.00 | 3.91 | 5.38 | 5.38 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.91 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.38 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.38 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#0184FA
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#077DF2
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#6189A5
Achromatopsia (no color)
#818181
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #856af5; /* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 106, 245); /* oklch */ color: oklch(62.1% 0.199 288.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#af95f9',
500: '#856af5',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #856af5; $custom-light: #af95f9; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#856af5",
"rgb": {
"r": 133,
"g": 106,
"b": 245
},
"hsl": {
"h": 251.655,
"s": 87.421,
"l": 68.824
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.62091,
"c": 0.19946,
"h": 288.1
},
"luminance": 0.21887
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#856AF5
secondary
#EAF2C9
accent
#E402B8
background
#FBF9FF
surface
#F6F2FF
border
#D0CCD7
text
#110D17
muted
#807E85