#856CD5#856CD5

#856CD5 is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.205; OKLCH L 60.4% C 0.155 H 292.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.10:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#856CD5
RGB	rgb(133, 108, 213)
HSL	hsl(254, 56%, 63%)
HSV	hsv(254, 49%, 84%)
CMYK	cmyk(37.6%, 49.3%, 0%, 16.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(52.41, 33.97, -50.85)
CIE-LCH	lch(52.41, 61.15, 303.74°)
OKLab	oklab(60.36% 0.0583 -0.1438)
OKLCH	oklch(60.36% 0.155 292.1)
XYZ	xyz(27.0425, 20.5151, 65.4729)
Luminance	0.2052 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#856CD5 #BCD56C

analogous

#6C87D5 #856CD5 #BA6CD5

triadic

#856CD5 #D5856C #6CD585

tetradic

#856CD5 #D56C87 #BCD56C #6CD5BA

square

#856CD5 #D56C87 #BCD56C #6CD5BA

split-complementary

#856CD5 #D5BA6C #87D56C

monochromatic

#462C9A #5D3CC7 #856CD5 #AD9CE3 #D4CBF0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.12

#856CD5 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.10

#856CD5 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #856CD5

5.10:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##856CD5	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##856CD5	1.00	4.12	5.10	5.10
#FFFFFF	4.12	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.10	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.10	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#447FD9

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#477BD3

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#718196

Achromatopsia (no color)

#7D7D7D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #856cd5;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 108, 213);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(60.4% 0.155 292.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ac96e2',
    500: '#856cd5',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #856cd5;
$custom-light: #ac96e2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#856cd5",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 133,
    "g": 108,
    "b": 213
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 254.286,
    "s": 55.556,
    "l": 62.941
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.6036,
    "c": 0.15519,
    "h": 292.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.20516
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#856CD5

secondary

#D8E1BB

accent

#C3229D

background

#FAF9FD

surface

#F5F2FB

border

#CFCCD4

text

#100D15

muted

#7F7E83

Preview Lab

Preview with #856CD5

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

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