#856BE2#856BE2

#856BE2 is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.210; OKLCH L 61.0% C 0.174 H 290.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.20:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#856BE2
RGB	rgb(133, 107, 226)
HSL	hsl(253, 67%, 65%)
HSV	hsv(253, 53%, 89%)
CMYK	cmyk(41.2%, 52.7%, 0%, 11.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(52.94, 38.11, -57.36)
CIE-LCH	lch(52.94, 68.86, 303.60°)
OKLab	oklab(61% 0.0604 -0.1629)
OKLCH	oklch(61% 0.174 290.4)
XYZ	xyz(28.6542, 20.9920, 74.4789)
Luminance	0.2099 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#856BE2 #C8E26B

analogous

#6B8CE2 #856BE2 #C06BE2

triadic

#856BE2 #E2856B #6BE285

tetradic

#856BE2 #E26B8C #C8E26B #6BE2C0

square

#856BE2 #E26B8C #C8E26B #6BE2C0

split-complementary

#856BE2 #E2C06B #8CE26B

monochromatic

#4123B0 #5B38D8 #856BE2 #AF9EEC #D9D1F6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.04

#856BE2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.20

#856BE2 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #856BE2

5.20:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##856BE2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##856BE2	1.00	4.04	5.20	5.20
#FFFFFF	4.04	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.20	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.20	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3481E6

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#387CDF

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#6B849C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#7E7E7E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #856be2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 107, 226);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(61.0% 0.174 290.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ad96ec',
    500: '#856be2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #856be2;
$custom-light: #ad96ec;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#856be2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 133,
    "g": 107,
    "b": 226
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 253.109,
    "s": 67.232,
    "l": 65.294
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.60997,
    "c": 0.17376,
    "h": 290.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.20993
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#856BE2

secondary

#E0E8C0

accent

#CF16A7

background

#FBF9FE

surface

#F6F2FD

border

#D0CCD5

text

#110D16

muted

#807E84

Preview Lab

Preview with #856BE2

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

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