#856AF8#856AF8

#856AF8 is a light, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.221; OKLCH L 62.3% C 0.203 H 287.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.41:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#856AF8
RGB	rgb(133, 106, 248)
HSL	hsl(251, 91%, 69%)
HSV	hsv(251, 57%, 97%)
CMYK	cmyk(46.4%, 57.3%, 0%, 2.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(54.10, 44.82, -67.78)
CIE-LCH	lch(54.10, 81.26, 303.47°)
OKLab	oklab(62.3% 0.0619 -0.1936)
OKLCH	oklch(62.3% 0.203 287.7)
XYZ	xyz(31.7653, 22.0706, 91.3751)
Luminance	0.2207 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#856AF8 #DDF86A

analogous

#6A96F8 #856AF8 #CC6AF8

triadic

#856AF8 #F8856A #6AF885

tetradic

#856AF8 #F86A96 #DDF86A #6AF8CC

square

#856AF8 #F86A96 #DDF86A #6AF8CC

split-complementary

#856AF8 #F8CC6A #96F86A

monochromatic

#320ADD #5530F5 #856AF8 #B5A4FB #E5DFFD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.88

#856AF8 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.41

#856AF8 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #856AF8

5.41:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##856AF8	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##856AF8	1.00	3.88	5.41	5.41
#FFFFFF	3.88	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.41	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.41	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0085FD

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#007EF5

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#5F8AA7

Achromatopsia (no color)

#818181

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #856af8;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 106, 248);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(62.3% 0.203 287.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b095fb',
    500: '#856af8',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #856af8;
$custom-light: #b095fb;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#856af8",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 133,
    "g": 106,
    "b": 248
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 251.408,
    "s": 91.026,
    "l": 69.412
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.62298,
    "c": 0.20323,
    "h": 287.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.22072
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#856AF8

secondary

#ECF3CA

accent

#E600BA

background

#FBF9FF

surface

#F6F2FF

border

#D0CCD7

text

#110D17

muted

#807E85

Preview Lab

Preview with #856AF8

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

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