#856BE9#856BE9

#856BE9 is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.214; OKLCH L 61.5% C 0.183 H 289.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.28:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#856BE9
RGB	rgb(133, 107, 233)
HSL	hsl(252, 74%, 67%)
HSV	hsv(252, 54%, 91%)
CMYK	cmyk(42.9%, 54.1%, 0%, 8.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(53.37, 40.05, -60.60)
CIE-LCH	lch(53.37, 72.64, 303.46°)
OKLab	oklab(61.45% 0.0607 -0.1724)
OKLCH	oklch(61.45% 0.183 289.4)
XYZ	xyz(29.6344, 21.3841, 79.6411)
Luminance	0.2139 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#856BE9 #CFE96B

analogous

#6B90E9 #856BE9 #C46BE9

triadic

#856BE9 #E9856B #6BE985

tetradic

#856BE9 #E96B90 #CFE96B #6BE9C4

square

#856BE9 #E96B90 #CFE96B #6BE9C4

split-complementary

#856BE9 #E9C46B #90E96B

monochromatic

#3D1CBD #5936E1 #856BE9 #B1A0F1 #DDD6F9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.98

#856BE9 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.28

#856BE9 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #856BE9

5.28:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##856BE9	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##856BE9	1.00	3.98	5.28	5.28
#FFFFFF	3.98	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.28	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.28	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#2A82ED

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2E7CE6

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#6886A0

Achromatopsia (no color)

#7F7F7F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #856be9;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 107, 233);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(61.5% 0.183 289.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ae96f1',
    500: '#856be9',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #856be9;
$custom-light: #ae96f1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#856be9",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 133,
    "g": 107,
    "b": 233
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 252.381,
    "s": 74.118,
    "l": 66.667
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.6145,
    "c": 0.18282,
    "h": 289.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.21385
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#856BE9

secondary

#E4ECC4

accent

#D60FAD

background

#FBF9FE

surface

#F6F2FD

border

#D0CCD5

text

#110D17

muted

#807E85

Preview Lab

Preview with #856BE9

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

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