#856BE0#856BE0

#856BE0 is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.209; OKLCH L 60.9% C 0.171 H 290.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.18:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#856BE0
RGB	rgb(133, 107, 224)
HSL	hsl(253, 65%, 65%)
HSV	hsv(253, 52%, 88%)
CMYK	cmyk(40.6%, 52.2%, 0%, 12.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(52.82, 37.55, -56.42)
CIE-LCH	lch(52.82, 67.78, 303.65°)
OKLab	oklab(60.87% 0.0603 -0.1602)
OKLCH	oklch(60.87% 0.171 290.6)
XYZ	xyz(28.3814, 20.8829, 73.0420)
Luminance	0.2088 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#856BE0 #C6E06B

analogous

#6B8CE0 #856BE0 #BF6BE0

triadic

#856BE0 #E0856B #6BE085

tetradic

#856BE0 #E06B8C #C6E06B #6BE0BF

square

#856BE0 #E06B8C #C6E06B #6BE0BF

split-complementary

#856BE0 #E0BF6B #8CE06B

monochromatic

#4224AC #5B38D5 #856BE0 #AF9EEB #D8D0F5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.06

#856BE0 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.18

#856BE0 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #856BE0

5.18:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##856BE0	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##856BE0	1.00	4.06	5.18	5.18
#FFFFFF	4.06	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.18	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.18	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3780E4

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3A7CDD

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#6C839B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#7E7E7E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #856be0;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 107, 224);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(60.9% 0.171 290.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ad96ea',
    500: '#856be0',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #856be0;
$custom-light: #ad96ea;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#856be0",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 133,
    "g": 107,
    "b": 224
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 253.333,
    "s": 65.363,
    "l": 64.902
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.60869,
    "c": 0.17115,
    "h": 290.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.20884
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#856BE0

secondary

#DEE7BF

accent

#CD18A5

background

#FBF9FE

surface

#F6F2FD

border

#D0CCD5

text

#110D16

muted

#807E84

Preview Lab

Preview with #856BE0

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

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