#856CD2#856CD2

#856CD2 is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.204; OKLCH L 60.2% C 0.151 H 292.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.07:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#856CD2
RGB	rgb(133, 108, 210)
HSL	hsl(255, 53%, 62%)
HSV	hsv(255, 49%, 82%)
CMYK	cmyk(36.7%, 48.6%, 0%, 17.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(52.25, 33.15, -49.42)
CIE-LCH	lch(52.25, 59.51, 303.86°)
OKLab	oklab(60.18% 0.058 -0.1396)
OKLCH	oklch(60.18% 0.151 292.6)
XYZ	xyz(26.6652, 20.3642, 63.4860)
Luminance	0.2036 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#856CD2 #B9D26C

analogous

#6C86D2 #856CD2 #B86CD2

triadic

#856CD2 #D2856C #6CD285

tetradic

#856CD2 #D26C86 #B9D26C #6CD2B8

square

#856CD2 #D26C86 #B9D26C #6CD2B8

split-complementary

#856CD2 #D2B86C #86D26C

monochromatic

#472E96 #5E3DC4 #856CD2 #AC9BE0 #D3CAEF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.14

#856CD2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.07

#856CD2 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #856CD2

5.07:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##856CD2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##856CD2	1.00	4.14	5.07	5.07
#FFFFFF	4.14	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.07	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.07	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#467ED6

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4A7BD0

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#728095

Achromatopsia (no color)

#7D7D7D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #856cd2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 108, 210);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(60.2% 0.151 292.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ac96e0',
    500: '#856cd2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #856cd2;
$custom-light: #ac96e0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#856cd2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 133,
    "g": 108,
    "b": 210
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 254.706,
    "s": 53.125,
    "l": 62.353
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.6018,
    "c": 0.15118,
    "h": 292.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.20365
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#856CD2

secondary

#D6E0BA

accent

#C1259A

background

#FAF9FD

surface

#F4F2FB

border

#CECCD4

text

#100D15

muted

#7F7E83

Preview Lab

Preview with #856CD2

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

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