#856CDF#856CDF

#856CDF is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.210; OKLCH L 61.0% C 0.168 H 290.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.21:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#856CDF
RGB	rgb(133, 108, 223)
HSL	hsl(253, 64%, 65%)
HSV	hsv(253, 52%, 87%)
CMYK	cmyk(40.4%, 51.6%, 0%, 12.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(52.99, 36.70, -55.59)
CIE-LCH	lch(52.99, 66.61, 303.43°)
OKLab	oklab(60.98% 0.0591 -0.1577)
OKLCH	oklch(60.98% 0.168 290.5)
XYZ	xyz(28.3511, 21.0385, 72.3648)
Luminance	0.2104 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#856CDF #C6DF6C

analogous

#6C8DDF #856CDF #BE6CDF

triadic

#856CDF #DF856C #6CDF85

tetradic

#856CDF #DF6C8D #C6DF6C #6CDFBE

square

#856CDF #DF6C8D #C6DF6C #6CDFBE

split-complementary

#856CDF #DFBE6C #8DDF6C

monochromatic

#4225AB #5B3AD4 #856CDF #AF9EEA #D8D1F5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.03

#856CDF on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.21

#856CDF on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #856CDF

5.21:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##856CDF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##856CDF	1.00	4.03	5.21	5.21
#FFFFFF	4.03	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.21	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.21	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3A81E3

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3D7CDC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#6C849B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#7E7E7E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #856cdf;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 108, 223);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(61.0% 0.168 290.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ad96ea',
    500: '#856cdf',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #856cdf;
$custom-light: #ad96ea;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#856cdf",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 133,
    "g": 108,
    "b": 223
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 253.043,
    "s": 64.246,
    "l": 64.902
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.60977,
    "c": 0.16841,
    "h": 290.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.21039
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#856CDF

secondary

#DEE7C0

accent

#CC19A5

background

#FBF9FE

surface

#F6F2FD

border

#D0CCD5

text

#110D16

muted

#807E84

Preview Lab

Preview with #856CDF

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

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