#856BD2#856BD2

#856BD2 is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.202; OKLCH L 60.0% C 0.153 H 292.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.03:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#856BD2
RGB	rgb(133, 107, 210)
HSL	hsl(255, 53%, 62%)
HSV	hsv(255, 49%, 82%)
CMYK	cmyk(36.7%, 49%, 0%, 17.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(52.01, 33.74, -49.79)
CIE-LCH	lch(52.01, 60.15, 304.12°)
OKLab	oklab(60% 0.0593 -0.1407)
OKLCH	oklch(60% 0.153 292.8)
XYZ	xyz(26.5604, 20.1545, 63.4511)
Luminance	0.2016 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#856BD2 #B8D26B

analogous

#6B84D2 #856BD2 #B96BD2

triadic

#856BD2 #D2856B #6BD285

tetradic

#856BD2 #D26B84 #B8D26B #6BD2B9

square

#856BD2 #D26B84 #B8D26B #6BD2B9

split-complementary

#856BD2 #D2B96B #84D26B

monochromatic

#482D95 #5E3CC4 #856BD2 #AC9AE0 #D2C9EF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.17

#856BD2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.03

#856BD2 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #856BD2

5.03:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##856BD2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##856BD2	1.00	4.17	5.03	5.03
#FFFFFF	4.17	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.03	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.03	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#447DD6

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#497AD0

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#727F95

Achromatopsia (no color)

#7C7C7C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #856bd2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 107, 210);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(60.0% 0.153 292.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ac96e0',
    500: '#856bd2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #856bd2;
$custom-light: #ac96e0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#856bd2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 133,
    "g": 107,
    "b": 210
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 255.146,
    "s": 53.368,
    "l": 62.157
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.60004,
    "c": 0.1527,
    "h": 292.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.20155
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#856BD2

secondary

#D6DFB9

accent

#C12599

background

#FAF9FD

surface

#F4F2FB

border

#CECCD4

text

#100D15

muted

#7F7E83

Preview Lab

Preview with #856BD2

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

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