#856BE8#856BE8
#856BE8 is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.213; OKLCH L 61.4% C 0.182 H 289.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.27:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #856BE8 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(133, 107, 232) |
| HSL | hsl(252, 73%, 66%) |
| HSV | hsv(252, 54%, 91%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(42.7%, 53.9%, 0%, 9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(53.31, 39.77, -60.14) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(53.31, 72.10, 303.48°) |
| OKLab | oklab(61.39% 0.0607 -0.1711) |
| OKLCH | oklch(61.39% 0.182 289.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(29.4920, 21.3271, 78.8909) |
| Luminance | 0.2133 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Mediumslateblue
#7B68EE
ΔE00 2.16
Mediumpurple
#9370DB
ΔE00 3.97
Purpley
#8756E4
ΔE00 5.91
Lighter Purple
#A55AF4
ΔE00 6.93
Periwinkle (survey)
#8E82FE
ΔE00 7.34
Dark Periwinkle
#665FD1
ΔE00 7.39
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#856BE8 #CEE86B
analogous
#6B90E8 #856BE8 #C46BE8
triadic
#856BE8 #E8856B #6BE885
tetradic
#856BE8 #E86B90 #CEE86B #6BE8C4
square
#856BE8 #E86B90 #CEE86B #6BE8C4
split-complementary
#856BE8 #E8C46B #90E86B
monochromatic
#3E1DBB #5936E0 #856BE8 #B1A0F0 #DCD5F8
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.99
#856BE8 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.27
#856BE8 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #856BE8
5.27:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##856BE8 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##856BE8 | 1.00 | 3.99 | 5.27 | 5.27 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.99 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.27 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.27 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#2C82EC
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#2F7CE5
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#68869F
Achromatopsia (no color)
#7F7F7F
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #856be8; /* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 107, 232); /* oklch */ color: oklch(61.4% 0.182 289.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ae96f0',
500: '#856be8',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #856be8; $custom-light: #ae96f0; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#856be8",
"rgb": {
"r": 133,
"g": 107,
"b": 232
},
"hsl": {
"h": 252.48,
"s": 73.099,
"l": 66.471
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.61385,
"c": 0.18154,
"h": 289.5
},
"luminance": 0.21328
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#856BE8
secondary
#E3ECC3
accent
#D510AC
background
#FBF9FE
surface
#F6F2FD
border
#D0CCD5
text
#110D17
muted
#807E85