#856CDC#856CDC

#856CDC is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.209; OKLCH L 60.8% C 0.164 H 291.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.18:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#856CDC
RGB	rgb(133, 108, 220)
HSL	hsl(253, 62%, 64%)
HSV	hsv(253, 51%, 86%)
CMYK	cmyk(39.5%, 50.9%, 0%, 13.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(52.82, 35.87, -54.17)
CIE-LCH	lch(52.82, 64.98, 303.51°)
OKLab	oklab(60.79% 0.0589 -0.1536)
OKLCH	oklch(60.79% 0.164 291)
XYZ	xyz(27.9502, 20.8782, 70.2535)
Luminance	0.2088 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#856CDC #C3DC6C

analogous

#6C8BDC #856CDC #BD6CDC

triadic

#856CDC #DC856C #6CDC85

tetradic

#856CDC #DC6C8B #C3DC6C #6CDCBD

square

#856CDC #DC6C8B #C3DC6C #6CDCBD

split-complementary

#856CDC #DCBD6C #8BDC6C

monochromatic

#4428A6 #5C3BD0 #856CDC #AE9DE8 #D7CFF4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.06

#856CDC on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.18

#856CDC on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #856CDC

5.18:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##856CDC	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##856CDC	1.00	4.06	5.18	5.18
#FFFFFF	4.06	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.18	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.18	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3D80E0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#417CD9

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#6E839A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#7E7E7E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #856cdc;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 108, 220);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(60.8% 0.164 291.0);

Tailwind

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

SCSS

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

JSON

{
  "hex": "#856cdc",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 133,
    "g": 108,
    "b": 220
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 253.393,
    "s": 61.538,
    "l": 64.314
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.60789,
    "c": 0.16445,
    "h": 291
  },
  "luminance": 0.20879
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#856CDC

secondary

#DDE5BE

accent

#C91CA3

background

#FBF9FE

surface

#F6F2FC

border

#D0CCD5

text

#110D16

muted

#807E84

Preview Lab

Preview with #856CDC

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

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