#856AF6#856AF6

#856AF6 is a light, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.219; OKLCH L 62.2% C 0.201 H 288.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.39:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#856AF6
RGB	rgb(133, 106, 246)
HSL	hsl(252, 89%, 69%)
HSV	hsv(252, 57%, 96%)
CMYK	cmyk(45.9%, 56.9%, 0%, 3.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(53.97, 44.26, -66.88)
CIE-LCH	lch(53.97, 80.20, 303.49°)
OKLab	oklab(62.16% 0.062 -0.1909)
OKLCH	oklch(62.16% 0.201 288)
XYZ	xyz(31.4567, 21.9472, 89.7497)
Luminance	0.2195 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#856AF6 #DBF66A

analogous

#6A95F6 #856AF6 #CB6AF6

triadic

#856AF6 #F6856A #6AF685

tetradic

#856AF6 #F66A95 #DBF66A #6AF6CB

square

#856AF6 #F66A95 #DBF66A #6AF6CB

split-complementary

#856AF6 #F6CB6A #95F66A

monochromatic

#340DD9 #5630F3 #856AF6 #B4A4F9 #E4DDFD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.90

#856AF6 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.39

#856AF6 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #856AF6

5.39:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##856AF6	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##856AF6	1.00	3.90	5.39	5.39
#FFFFFF	3.90	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.39	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.39	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0084FB

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#007DF3

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#6189A6

Achromatopsia (no color)

#818181

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #856af6;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 106, 246);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(62.2% 0.201 288.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b095fa',
    500: '#856af6',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #856af6;
$custom-light: #b095fa;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#856af6",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 133,
    "g": 106,
    "b": 246
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 251.571,
    "s": 88.608,
    "l": 69.02
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.6216,
    "c": 0.20073,
    "h": 288
  },
  "luminance": 0.21948
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#856AF6

secondary

#EBF2C9

accent

#E500B9

background

#FBF9FF

surface

#F6F2FF

border

#D0CCD7

text

#110D17

muted

#807E85

Preview Lab

Preview with #856AF6

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

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