#856BDF#856BDF

#856BDF is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.208; OKLCH L 60.8% C 0.170 H 290.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.17:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#856BDF
RGB	rgb(133, 107, 223)
HSL	hsl(253, 64%, 65%)
HSV	hsv(253, 52%, 87%)
CMYK	cmyk(40.4%, 52%, 0%, 12.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(52.76, 37.28, -55.95)
CIE-LCH	lch(52.76, 67.23, 303.67°)
OKLab	oklab(60.81% 0.0603 -0.1588)
OKLCH	oklch(60.81% 0.17 290.8)
XYZ	xyz(28.2462, 20.8288, 72.3299)
Luminance	0.2083 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#856BDF #C5DF6B

analogous

#6B8BDF #856BDF #BF6BDF

triadic

#856BDF #DF856B #6BDF85

tetradic

#856BDF #DF6B8B #C5DF6B #6BDFBF

square

#856BDF #DF6B8B #C5DF6B #6BDFBF

split-complementary

#856BDF #DFBF6B #8BDF6B

monochromatic

#4325AB #5C39D4 #856BDF #AE9DEA #D8D0F5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.07

#856BDF on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.17

#856BDF on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #856BDF

5.17:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##856BDF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##856BDF	1.00	4.07	5.17	5.17
#FFFFFF	4.07	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.17	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.17	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3880E3

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3C7BDC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#6C839B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#7E7E7E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #856bdf;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 107, 223);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(60.8% 0.170 290.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ad96ea',
    500: '#856bdf',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #856bdf;
$custom-light: #ad96ea;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#856bdf",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 133,
    "g": 107,
    "b": 223
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 253.448,
    "s": 64.444,
    "l": 64.706
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.60806,
    "c": 0.16985,
    "h": 290.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.2083
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#856BDF

secondary

#DEE7BF

accent

#CC19A4

background

#FBF9FE

surface

#F6F2FD

border

#D0CCD5

text

#110D16

muted

#807E84

Preview Lab

Preview with #856BDF

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

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