#856BDD#856BDD

#856BDD is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.207; OKLCH L 60.7% C 0.167 H 291.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.14:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#856BDD
RGB	rgb(133, 107, 221)
HSL	hsl(254, 63%, 64%)
HSV	hsv(254, 52%, 87%)
CMYK	cmyk(39.8%, 51.6%, 0%, 13.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(52.64, 36.73, -55.01)
CIE-LCH	lch(52.64, 66.15, 303.73°)
OKLab	oklab(60.68% 0.0602 -0.156)
OKLCH	oklch(60.68% 0.167 291.1)
XYZ	xyz(27.9782, 20.7216, 70.9182)
Luminance	0.2072 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#856BDD #C3DD6B

analogous

#6B8ADD #856BDD #BE6BDD

triadic

#856BDD #DD856B #6BDD85

tetradic

#856BDD #DD6B8A #C3DD6B #6BDDBE

square

#856BDD #DD6B8A #C3DD6B #6BDDBE

split-complementary

#856BDD #DDBE6B #8ADD6B

monochromatic

#4426A7 #5C39D2 #856BDD #AE9DE8 #D7CFF4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.08

#856BDD on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.14

#856BDD on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #856BDD

5.14:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##856BDD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##856BDD	1.00	4.08	5.14	5.14
#FFFFFF	4.08	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.14	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.14	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3A80E1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3E7BDA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#6D839A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#7E7E7E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #856bdd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 107, 221);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(60.7% 0.167 291.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ad96e8',
    500: '#856bdd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #856bdd;
$custom-light: #ad96e8;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#856bdd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 133,
    "g": 107,
    "b": 221
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 253.684,
    "s": 62.637,
    "l": 64.314
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.6068,
    "c": 0.16723,
    "h": 291.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.20722
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#856BDD

secondary

#DDE6BE

accent

#CA1BA2

background

#FBF9FE

surface

#F6F2FD

border

#D0CCD5

text

#110D16

muted

#807E84

Preview Lab

Preview with #856BDD

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

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