#856CDD#856CDD

#856CDD is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.209; OKLCH L 60.9% C 0.166 H 290.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.19:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#856CDD
RGB	rgb(133, 108, 221)
HSL	hsl(253, 62%, 65%)
HSV	hsv(253, 51%, 87%)
CMYK	cmyk(39.8%, 51.1%, 0%, 13.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(52.87, 36.15, -54.65)
CIE-LCH	lch(52.87, 65.52, 303.49°)
OKLab	oklab(60.85% 0.0589 -0.1549)
OKLCH	oklch(60.85% 0.166 290.8)
XYZ	xyz(28.0830, 20.9313, 70.9531)
Luminance	0.2093 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#856CDD #C4DD6C

analogous

#6C8CDD #856CDD #BD6CDD

triadic

#856CDD #DD856C #6CDD85

tetradic

#856CDD #DD6C8C #C4DD6C #6CDDBD

square

#856CDD #DD6C8C #C4DD6C #6CDDBD

split-complementary

#856CDD #DDBD6C #8CDD6C

monochromatic

#4327A8 #5C3AD2 #856CDD #AE9EE8 #D8CFF4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.05

#856CDD on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.19

#856CDD on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #856CDD

5.19:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##856CDD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##856CDD	1.00	4.05	5.19	5.19
#FFFFFF	4.05	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.19	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.19	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3C80E1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3F7CDA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#6D839A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#7E7E7E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #856cdd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 108, 221);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(60.9% 0.166 290.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ad96e8',
    500: '#856cdd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #856cdd;
$custom-light: #ad96e8;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#856cdd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 133,
    "g": 108,
    "b": 221
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 253.274,
    "s": 62.431,
    "l": 64.51
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.60852,
    "c": 0.16578,
    "h": 290.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.20932
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#856CDD

secondary

#DDE6BF

accent

#CA1BA3

background

#FBF9FE

surface

#F6F2FD

border

#D0CCD5

text

#110D16

muted

#807E84

Preview Lab

Preview with #856CDD

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

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