#856BEB#856BEB

#856BEB is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.215; OKLCH L 61.6% C 0.185 H 289.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.30:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#856BEB
RGB	rgb(133, 107, 235)
HSL	hsl(252, 76%, 67%)
HSV	hsv(252, 54%, 92%)
CMYK	cmyk(43.4%, 54.5%, 0%, 7.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(53.49, 40.60, -61.52)
CIE-LCH	lch(53.49, 73.71, 303.42°)
OKLab	oklab(61.58% 0.0608 -0.1751)
OKLCH	oklch(61.58% 0.185 289.1)
XYZ	xyz(29.9217, 21.4990, 81.1543)
Luminance	0.2150 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#856BEB #D1EB6B

analogous

#6B91EB #856BEB #C56BEB

triadic

#856BEB #EB856B #6BEB85

tetradic

#856BEB #EB6B91 #D1EB6B #6BEBC5

square

#856BEB #EB6B91 #D1EB6B #6BEBC5

split-complementary

#856BEB #EBC56B #91EB6B

monochromatic

#3C1AC1 #5935E4 #856BEB #B1A1F2 #DED7FA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.96

#856BEB on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.30

#856BEB on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #856BEB

5.30:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##856BEB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##856BEB	1.00	3.96	5.30	5.30
#FFFFFF	3.96	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.30	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.30	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#2782EF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2A7DE8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#6787A1

Achromatopsia (no color)

#808080

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #856beb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 107, 235);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(61.6% 0.185 289.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ae96f2',
    500: '#856beb',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #856beb;
$custom-light: #ae96f2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#856beb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 133,
    "g": 107,
    "b": 235
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 252.188,
    "s": 76.19,
    "l": 67.059
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.61582,
    "c": 0.18539,
    "h": 289.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.215
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#856BEB

secondary

#E5EDC5

accent

#D80DAF

background

#FBF9FE

surface

#F6F2FD

border

#D0CCD5

text

#110D17

muted

#807E85

Preview Lab

Preview with #856BEB

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

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