#856BE6#856BE6

#856BE6 is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.212; OKLCH L 61.3% C 0.179 H 289.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.24:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#856BE6
RGB	rgb(133, 107, 230)
HSL	hsl(253, 71%, 66%)
HSV	hsv(253, 53%, 90%)
CMYK	cmyk(42.2%, 53.5%, 0%, 9.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(53.18, 39.21, -59.22)
CIE-LCH	lch(53.18, 71.02, 303.51°)
OKLab	oklab(61.25% 0.0606 -0.1684)
OKLCH	oklch(61.25% 0.179 289.8)
XYZ	xyz(29.2095, 21.2141, 77.4033)
Luminance	0.2122 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#856BE6 #CCE66B

analogous

#6B8EE6 #856BE6 #C26BE6

triadic

#856BE6 #E6856B #6BE685

tetradic

#856BE6 #E66B8E #CCE66B #6BE6C2

square

#856BE6 #E66B8E #CCE66B #6BE6C2

split-complementary

#856BE6 #E6C26B #8EE66B

monochromatic

#3F1FB8 #5A37DD #856BE6 #B09FEF #DBD4F8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.01

#856BE6 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.24

#856BE6 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #856BE6

5.24:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##856BE6	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##856BE6	1.00	4.01	5.24	5.24
#FFFFFF	4.01	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.24	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.24	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#2F81EA

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#327CE3

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#69859E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#7F7F7F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #856be6;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 107, 230);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(61.3% 0.179 289.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ae96ef',
    500: '#856be6',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #856be6;
$custom-light: #ae96ef;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#856be6",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 133,
    "g": 107,
    "b": 230
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 252.683,
    "s": 71.098,
    "l": 66.078
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.61254,
    "c": 0.17895,
    "h": 289.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.21215
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#856BE6

secondary

#E2EBC2

accent

#D312AA

background

#FBF9FE

surface

#F6F2FD

border

#D0CCD5

text

#110D16

muted

#807E84

Preview Lab

Preview with #856BE6

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

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