#856BDA#856BDA

#856BDA is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.206; OKLCH L 60.5% C 0.163 H 291.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.11:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#856BDA
RGB	rgb(133, 107, 218)
HSL	hsl(254, 60%, 64%)
HSV	hsv(254, 51%, 85%)
CMYK	cmyk(39%, 50.9%, 0%, 14.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(52.47, 35.91, -53.60)
CIE-LCH	lch(52.47, 64.52, 303.82°)
OKLab	oklab(60.49% 0.06 -0.1519)
OKLCH	oklch(60.49% 0.163 291.5)
XYZ	xyz(27.5820, 20.5631, 68.8319)
Luminance	0.2056 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#856BDA #C0DA6B

analogous

#6B88DA #856BDA #BC6BDA

triadic

#856BDA #DA856B #6BDA85

tetradic

#856BDA #DA6B88 #C0DA6B #6BDABC

square

#856BDA #DA6B88 #C0DA6B #6BDABC

split-complementary

#856BDA #DABC6B #88DA6B

monochromatic

#4529A2 #5D3ACE #856BDA #AD9CE6 #D6CDF2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.11

#856BDA on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.11

#856BDA on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #856BDA

5.11:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##856BDA	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##856BDA	1.00	4.11	5.11	5.11
#FFFFFF	4.11	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.11	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.11	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3D7FDE

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#417BD7

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#6F8298

Achromatopsia (no color)

#7D7D7D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #856bda;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 107, 218);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(60.5% 0.163 291.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ad96e6',
    500: '#856bda',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #856bda;
$custom-light: #ad96e6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#856bda",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 133,
    "g": 107,
    "b": 218
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 254.054,
    "s": 60,
    "l": 63.725
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.60492,
    "c": 0.16329,
    "h": 291.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.20564
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#856BDA

secondary

#DBE4BD

accent

#C81EA0

background

#FAF9FE

surface

#F5F2FC

border

#CFCCD5

text

#110D16

muted

#807E84

Preview Lab

Preview with #856BDA

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

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