#856CDA#856CDA

#856CDA is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.208; OKLCH L 60.7% C 0.162 H 291.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.15:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#856CDA
RGB	rgb(133, 108, 218)
HSL	hsl(254, 60%, 64%)
HSV	hsv(254, 50%, 85%)
CMYK	cmyk(39%, 50.5%, 0%, 14.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(52.70, 35.33, -53.23)
CIE-LCH	lch(52.70, 63.89, 303.57°)
OKLab	oklab(60.67% 0.0587 -0.1508)
OKLCH	oklch(60.67% 0.162 291.3)
XYZ	xyz(27.6869, 20.7729, 68.8669)
Luminance	0.2077 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#856CDA #C1DA6C

analogous

#6C8ADA #856CDA #BC6CDA

triadic

#856CDA #DA856C #6CDA85

tetradic

#856CDA #DA6C8A #C1DA6C #6CDABC

square

#856CDA #DA6C8A #C1DA6C #6CDABC

split-complementary

#856CDA #DABC6C #8ADA6C

monochromatic

#4529A3 #5C3BCE #856CDA #AE9DE6 #D6CEF3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.07

#856CDA on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.15

#856CDA on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #856CDA

5.15:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##856CDA	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##856CDA	1.00	4.07	5.15	5.15
#FFFFFF	4.07	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.15	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.15	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3F80DE

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#437BD7

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#6F8299

Achromatopsia (no color)

#7E7E7E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #856cda;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 108, 218);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(60.7% 0.162 291.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ad96e6',
    500: '#856cda',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #856cda;
$custom-light: #ad96e6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#856cda",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 133,
    "g": 108,
    "b": 218
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 253.636,
    "s": 59.783,
    "l": 63.922
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.60665,
    "c": 0.16182,
    "h": 291.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.20774
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#856CDA

secondary

#DBE4BE

accent

#C71EA1

background

#FAF9FE

surface

#F5F2FC

border

#CFCCD5

text

#110D16

muted

#807E84

Preview Lab

Preview with #856CDA

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

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