#856CD4#856CD4

#856CD4 is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.205; OKLCH L 60.3% C 0.154 H 292.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.09:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#856CD4
RGB	rgb(133, 108, 212)
HSL	hsl(254, 55%, 63%)
HSV	hsv(254, 49%, 83%)
CMYK	cmyk(37.3%, 49.1%, 0%, 16.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(52.36, 33.69, -50.38)
CIE-LCH	lch(52.36, 60.61, 303.78°)
OKLab	oklab(60.3% 0.0582 -0.1424)
OKLCH	oklch(60.3% 0.154 292.2)
XYZ	xyz(26.9159, 20.4645, 64.8065)
Luminance	0.2046 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#856CD4 #BBD46C

analogous

#6C87D4 #856CD4 #B96CD4

triadic

#856CD4 #D4856C #6CD485

tetradic

#856CD4 #D46C87 #BBD46C #6CD4B9

square

#856CD4 #D46C87 #BBD46C #6CD4B9

split-complementary

#856CD4 #D4B96C #87D46C

monochromatic

#472D99 #5E3DC6 #856CD4 #AC9BE2 #D4CBF0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.12

#856CD4 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.09

#856CD4 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #856CD4

5.09:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##856CD4	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##856CD4	1.00	4.12	5.09	5.09
#FFFFFF	4.12	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.09	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.09	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#457ED8

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#487BD2

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#718196

Achromatopsia (no color)

#7D7D7D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #856cd4;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 108, 212);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(60.3% 0.154 292.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ac96e2',
    500: '#856cd4',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #856cd4;
$custom-light: #ac96e2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#856cd4",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 133,
    "g": 108,
    "b": 212
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 254.423,
    "s": 54.737,
    "l": 62.745
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.603,
    "c": 0.15386,
    "h": 292.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.20465
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#856CD4

secondary

#D8E1BB

accent

#C2239C

background

#FAF9FD

surface

#F5F2FB

border

#CFCCD4

text

#100D15

muted

#7F7E83

Preview Lab

Preview with #856CD4

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

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