#856CD0#856CD0

#856CD0 is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.203; OKLCH L 60.1% C 0.149 H 292.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.05:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#856CD0
RGB	rgb(133, 108, 208)
HSL	hsl(255, 52%, 62%)
HSV	hsv(255, 48%, 82%)
CMYK	cmyk(36.1%, 48.1%, 0%, 18.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(52.14, 32.61, -48.46)
CIE-LCH	lch(52.14, 58.41, 303.94°)
OKLab	oklab(60.06% 0.0578 -0.1368)
OKLCH	oklch(60.06% 0.149 292.9)
XYZ	xyz(26.4176, 20.2652, 62.1820)
Luminance	0.2027 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#856CD0 #B7D06C

analogous

#6C85D0 #856CD0 #B76CD0

triadic

#856CD0 #D0856C #6CD085

tetradic

#856CD0 #D06C85 #B7D06C #6CD0B7

square

#856CD0 #D06C85 #B7D06C #6CD0B7

split-complementary

#856CD0 #D0B76C #85D06C

monochromatic

#482F93 #5F3EC1 #856CD0 #AB9ADF #D2C9EE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.16

#856CD0 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.05

#856CD0 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #856CD0

5.05:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##856CD0	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##856CD0	1.00	4.16	5.05	5.05
#FFFFFF	4.16	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.05	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.05	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#487ED4

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4C7BCE

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#738094

Achromatopsia (no color)

#7C7C7C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #856cd0;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 108, 208);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(60.1% 0.149 292.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ac96df',
    500: '#856cd0',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #856cd0;
$custom-light: #ac96df;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#856cd0",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 133,
    "g": 108,
    "b": 208
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 255,
    "s": 51.546,
    "l": 61.961
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.60061,
    "c": 0.14851,
    "h": 292.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.20266
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#856CD0

secondary

#D5DEB9

accent

#BF2799

background

#FAF9FD

surface

#F4F2FB

border

#CECCD4

text

#100D15

muted

#7F7E83

Preview Lab

Preview with #856CD0

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

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