#856BDB#856BDB

#856BDB is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.206; OKLCH L 60.6% C 0.165 H 291.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.12:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#856BDB
RGB	rgb(133, 107, 219)
HSL	hsl(254, 61%, 64%)
HSV	hsv(254, 51%, 86%)
CMYK	cmyk(39.3%, 51.1%, 0%, 14.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(52.53, 36.18, -54.07)
CIE-LCH	lch(52.53, 65.06, 303.79°)
OKLab	oklab(60.55% 0.06 -0.1533)
OKLCH	oklch(60.55% 0.165 291.4)
XYZ	xyz(27.7133, 20.6156, 69.5232)
Luminance	0.2062 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#856BDB #C1DB6B

analogous

#6B89DB #856BDB #BD6BDB

triadic

#856BDB #DB856B #6BDB85

tetradic

#856BDB #DB6B89 #C1DB6B #6BDBBD

square

#856BDB #DB6B89 #C1DB6B #6BDBBD

split-complementary

#856BDB #DBBD6B #89DB6B

monochromatic

#4528A4 #5C3ACF #856BDB #AE9CE7 #D6CDF3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.10

#856BDB on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.12

#856BDB on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #856BDB

5.12:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##856BDB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##856BDB	1.00	4.10	5.12	5.12
#FFFFFF	4.10	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.12	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.12	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3C7FDF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#407BD8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#6E8299

Achromatopsia (no color)

#7D7D7D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #856bdb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 107, 219);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(60.6% 0.165 291.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ad96e7',
    500: '#856bdb',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #856bdb;
$custom-light: #ad96e7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#856bdb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 133,
    "g": 107,
    "b": 219
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 253.929,
    "s": 60.87,
    "l": 63.922
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.60554,
    "c": 0.16461,
    "h": 291.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.20616
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#856BDB

secondary

#DBE5BD

accent

#C91DA1

background

#FBF9FE

surface

#F6F2FC

border

#D0CCD5

text

#110D16

muted

#807E84

Preview Lab

Preview with #856BDB

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

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