#856CD7#856CD7

#856CD7 is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.206; OKLCH L 60.5% C 0.158 H 291.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.12:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#856CD7
RGB	rgb(133, 108, 215)
HSL	hsl(254, 57%, 63%)
HSV	hsv(254, 50%, 84%)
CMYK	cmyk(38.1%, 49.8%, 0%, 15.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(52.53, 34.51, -51.81)
CIE-LCH	lch(52.53, 62.25, 303.67°)
OKLab	oklab(60.48% 0.0585 -0.1466)
OKLCH	oklch(60.48% 0.158 291.7)
XYZ	xyz(27.2979, 20.6173, 66.8181)
Luminance	0.2062 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#856CD7 #BED76C

analogous

#6C88D7 #856CD7 #BA6CD7

triadic

#856CD7 #D7856C #6CD785

tetradic

#856CD7 #D76C88 #BED76C #6CD7BA

square

#856CD7 #D76C88 #BED76C #6CD7BA

split-complementary

#856CD7 #D7BA6C #88D76C

monochromatic

#462B9E #5D3CCA #856CD7 #AD9CE4 #D5CCF1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.10

#856CD7 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.12

#856CD7 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #856CD7

5.12:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##856CD7	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##856CD7	1.00	4.10	5.12	5.12
#FFFFFF	4.10	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.12	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.12	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#427FDB

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#457BD5

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#708297

Achromatopsia (no color)

#7D7D7D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #856cd7;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 108, 215);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(60.5% 0.158 291.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ac96e4',
    500: '#856cd7',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #856cd7;
$custom-light: #ac96e4;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#856cd7",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 133,
    "g": 108,
    "b": 215
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 254.019,
    "s": 57.219,
    "l": 63.333
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.60481,
    "c": 0.15784,
    "h": 291.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.20618
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#856CD7

secondary

#DAE2BC

accent

#C5219E

background

#FAF9FE

surface

#F5F2FC

border

#CFCCD5

text

#110D15

muted

#807E84

Preview Lab

Preview with #856CD7

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

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