#856CDE#856CDE

#856CDE is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.210; OKLCH L 60.9% C 0.167 H 290.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.20:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#856CDE
RGB	rgb(133, 108, 222)
HSL	hsl(253, 63%, 65%)
HSV	hsv(253, 51%, 87%)
CMYK	cmyk(40.1%, 51.4%, 0%, 12.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(52.93, 36.42, -55.12)
CIE-LCH	lch(52.93, 66.06, 303.46°)
OKLab	oklab(60.91% 0.059 -0.1563)
OKLCH	oklch(60.91% 0.167 290.7)
XYZ	xyz(28.2166, 20.9848, 71.6569)
Luminance	0.2099 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#856CDE #C5DE6C

analogous

#6C8CDE #856CDE #BE6CDE

triadic

#856CDE #DE856C #6CDE85

tetradic

#856CDE #DE6C8C #C5DE6C #6CDEBE

square

#856CDE #DE6C8C #C5DE6C #6CDEBE

split-complementary

#856CDE #DEBE6C #8CDE6C

monochromatic

#4326AA #5C3AD3 #856CDE #AE9EE9 #D8D0F4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.04

#856CDE on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.20

#856CDE on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #856CDE

5.20:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##856CDE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##856CDE	1.00	4.04	5.20	5.20
#FFFFFF	4.04	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.20	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.20	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3B80E2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3E7CDB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#6D849B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#7E7E7E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #856cde;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 108, 222);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(60.9% 0.167 290.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ad96e9',
    500: '#856cde',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #856cde;
$custom-light: #ad96e9;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#856cde",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 133,
    "g": 108,
    "b": 222
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 253.158,
    "s": 63.333,
    "l": 64.706
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.60914,
    "c": 0.16709,
    "h": 290.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.20986
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#856CDE

secondary

#DEE6BF

accent

#CB1AA4

background

#FBF9FE

surface

#F6F2FD

border

#D0CCD5

text

#110D16

muted

#807E84

Preview Lab

Preview with #856CDE

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

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