#856CD8#856CD8

#856CD8 is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.207; OKLCH L 60.5% C 0.159 H 291.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.13:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#856CD8
RGB	rgb(133, 108, 216)
HSL	hsl(254, 58%, 64%)
HSV	hsv(254, 50%, 85%)
CMYK	cmyk(38.4%, 50%, 0%, 15.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(52.59, 34.78, -52.28)
CIE-LCH	lch(52.59, 62.79, 303.63°)
OKLab	oklab(60.54% 0.0586 -0.148)
OKLCH	oklch(60.54% 0.159 291.6)
XYZ	xyz(27.4268, 20.6688, 67.4969)
Luminance	0.2067 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#856CD8 #BFD86C

analogous

#6C89D8 #856CD8 #BB6CD8

triadic

#856CD8 #D8856C #6CD885

tetradic

#856CD8 #D86C89 #BFD86C #6CD8BB

square

#856CD8 #D86C89 #BFD86C #6CD8BB

split-complementary

#856CD8 #D8BB6C #89D86C

monochromatic

#452A9F #5D3CCB #856CD8 #AD9CE5 #D5CDF2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.09

#856CD8 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.13

#856CD8 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #856CD8

5.13:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##856CD8	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##856CD8	1.00	4.09	5.13	5.13
#FFFFFF	4.09	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.13	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.13	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#417FDC

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#457BD6

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#6F8298

Achromatopsia (no color)

#7D7D7D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #856cd8;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 108, 216);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(60.5% 0.159 291.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ac96e4',
    500: '#856cd8',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #856cd8;
$custom-light: #ac96e4;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#856cd8",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 133,
    "g": 108,
    "b": 216
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 253.889,
    "s": 58.065,
    "l": 63.529
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.60542,
    "c": 0.15917,
    "h": 291.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.2067
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#856CD8

secondary

#DAE3BD

accent

#C6209F

background

#FAF9FE

surface

#F5F2FC

border

#CFCCD5

text

#110D16

muted

#807E84

Preview Lab

Preview with #856CD8

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

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