#856CDB#856CDB

#856CDB is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.208; OKLCH L 60.7% C 0.163 H 291.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.17:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#856CDB
RGB	rgb(133, 108, 219)
HSL	hsl(254, 61%, 64%)
HSV	hsv(254, 51%, 86%)
CMYK	cmyk(39.3%, 50.7%, 0%, 14.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(52.76, 35.60, -53.70)
CIE-LCH	lch(52.76, 64.43, 303.54°)
OKLab	oklab(60.73% 0.0588 -0.1522)
OKLCH	oklch(60.73% 0.163 291.1)
XYZ	xyz(27.8181, 20.8254, 69.5581)
Luminance	0.2083 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#856CDB #C2DB6C

analogous

#6C8BDB #856CDB #BD6CDB

triadic

#856CDB #DB856C #6CDB85

tetradic

#856CDB #DB6C8B #C2DB6C #6CDBBD

square

#856CDB #DB6C8B #C2DB6C #6CDBBD

split-complementary

#856CDB #DBBD6C #8BDB6C

monochromatic

#4428A4 #5C3BCF #856CDB #AE9DE7 #D7CEF3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.07

#856CDB on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.17

#856CDB on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #856CDB

5.17:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##856CDB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##856CDB	1.00	4.07	5.17	5.17
#FFFFFF	4.07	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.17	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.17	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3E80DF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#427CD8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#6E8399

Achromatopsia (no color)

#7E7E7E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #856cdb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 108, 219);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(60.7% 0.163 291.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ad96e7',
    500: '#856cdb',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #856cdb;
$custom-light: #ad96e7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#856cdb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 133,
    "g": 108,
    "b": 219
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 253.514,
    "s": 60.656,
    "l": 64.118
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.60727,
    "c": 0.16314,
    "h": 291.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.20826
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#856CDB

secondary

#DCE5BE

accent

#C81DA2

background

#FBF9FE

surface

#F6F2FC

border

#D0CCD5

text

#110D16

muted

#807E84

Preview Lab

Preview with #856CDB

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

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