#856AFA#856AFA

#856AFA is a light, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.222; OKLCH L 62.4% C 0.206 H 287.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.44:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#856AFA
RGB	rgb(133, 106, 250)
HSL	hsl(251, 94%, 70%)
HSV	hsv(251, 58%, 98%)
CMYK	cmyk(46.8%, 57.6%, 0%, 2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(54.23, 45.38, -68.68)
CIE-LCH	lch(54.23, 82.32, 303.46°)
OKLab	oklab(62.44% 0.0619 -0.1962)
OKLCH	oklch(62.44% 0.206 287.5)
XYZ	xyz(32.0772, 22.1954, 93.0179)
Luminance	0.2220 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#856AFA #DFFA6A

analogous

#6A97FA #856AFA #CD6AFA

triadic

#856AFA #FA856A #6AFA85

tetradic

#856AFA #FA6A97 #DFFA6A #6AFACD

square

#856AFA #FA6A97 #DFFA6A #6AFACD

split-complementary

#856AFA #FACD6A #97FA6A

monochromatic

#3108E2 #552FF8 #856AFA #B5A5FC #E6E0FE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.86

#856AFA on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.44

#856AFA on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #856AFA

5.44:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##856AFA	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##856AFA	1.00	3.86	5.44	5.44
#FFFFFF	3.86	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.44	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.44	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0085FF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#007EF7

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#5E8BA8

Achromatopsia (no color)

#828282

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #856afa;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 106, 250);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(62.4% 0.206 287.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b095fd',
    500: '#856afa',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #856afa;
$custom-light: #b095fd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#856afa",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 133,
    "g": 106,
    "b": 250
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 251.25,
    "s": 93.506,
    "l": 69.804
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.62437,
    "c": 0.20574,
    "h": 287.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.22197
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#856AFA

secondary

#EDF4CC

accent

#E600BA

background

#FBF9FF

surface

#F6F2FF

border

#D0CCD7

text

#110D18

muted

#807E86

Preview Lab

Preview with #856AFA

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

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