#856BEF#856BEF

#856BEF is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.217; OKLCH L 61.8% C 0.191 H 288.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.35:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#856BEF
RGB	rgb(133, 107, 239)
HSL	hsl(252, 80%, 68%)
HSV	hsv(252, 55%, 94%)
CMYK	cmyk(44.4%, 55.2%, 0%, 6.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(53.74, 41.72, -63.35)
CIE-LCH	lch(53.74, 75.86, 303.37°)
OKLab	oklab(61.85% 0.0609 -0.1805)
OKLCH	oklch(61.85% 0.191 288.6)
XYZ	xyz(30.5061, 21.7328, 84.2321)
Luminance	0.2173 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#856BEF #D5EF6B

analogous

#6B93EF #856BEF #C76BEF

triadic

#856BEF #EF856B #6BEF85

tetradic

#856BEF #EF6B93 #D5EF6B #6BEFC7

square

#856BEF #EF6B93 #D5EF6B #6BEFC7

split-complementary

#856BEF #EFC76B #93EF6B

monochromatic

#3916CA #5734E9 #856BEF #B3A2F5 #E0D9FB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.93

#856BEF on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.35

#856BEF on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #856BEF

5.35:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##856BEF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##856BEF	1.00	3.93	5.35	5.35
#FFFFFF	3.93	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.35	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.35	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#1F83F3

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#227DEC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#6588A3

Achromatopsia (no color)

#808080

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #856bef;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 107, 239);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(61.8% 0.191 288.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#af96f5',
    500: '#856bef',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #856bef;
$custom-light: #af96f5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#856bef",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 133,
    "g": 107,
    "b": 239
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 251.818,
    "s": 80.488,
    "l": 67.843
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.61848,
    "c": 0.19051,
    "h": 288.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.21734
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#856BEF

secondary

#E7EFC7

accent

#DD09B3

background

#FBF9FF

surface

#F6F2FE

border

#D0CCD6

text

#110D17

muted

#807E85

Preview Lab

Preview with #856BEF

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

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