#856CD3#856CD3

#856CD3 is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.204; OKLCH L 60.2% C 0.153 H 292.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.08:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#856CD3
RGB	rgb(133, 108, 211)
HSL	hsl(255, 54%, 63%)
HSV	hsv(255, 49%, 83%)
CMYK	cmyk(37%, 48.8%, 0%, 17.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(52.30, 33.42, -49.90)
CIE-LCH	lch(52.30, 60.06, 303.82°)
OKLab	oklab(60.24% 0.0581 -0.141)
OKLCH	oklch(60.24% 0.153 292.4)
XYZ	xyz(26.7902, 20.4142, 64.1442)
Luminance	0.2041 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#856CD3 #BAD36C

analogous

#6C86D3 #856CD3 #B86CD3

triadic

#856CD3 #D3856C #6CD385

tetradic

#856CD3 #D36C86 #BAD36C #6CD3B8

square

#856CD3 #D36C86 #BAD36C #6CD3B8

split-complementary

#856CD3 #D3B86C #86D36C

monochromatic

#472D97 #5E3DC5 #856CD3 #AC9BE1 #D3CAEF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.13

#856CD3 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.08

#856CD3 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #856CD3

5.08:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##856CD3	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##856CD3	1.00	4.13	5.08	5.08
#FFFFFF	4.13	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.08	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.08	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#457ED7

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#497BD1

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#718095

Achromatopsia (no color)

#7D7D7D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #856cd3;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 108, 211);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(60.2% 0.153 292.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ac96e1',
    500: '#856cd3',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #856cd3;
$custom-light: #ac96e1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#856cd3",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 133,
    "g": 108,
    "b": 211
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 254.563,
    "s": 53.927,
    "l": 62.549
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.60239,
    "c": 0.15253,
    "h": 292.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.20415
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#856CD3

secondary

#D7E0BB

accent

#C1249B

background

#FAF9FD

surface

#F5F2FB

border

#CFCCD4

text

#100D15

muted

#7F7E83

Preview Lab

Preview with #856CD3

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

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