#856CE0#856CE0

#856CE0 is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.211; OKLCH L 61.0% C 0.170 H 290.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.22:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#856CE0
RGB	rgb(133, 108, 224)
HSL	hsl(253, 65%, 65%)
HSV	hsv(253, 52%, 88%)
CMYK	cmyk(40.6%, 51.8%, 0%, 12.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(53.05, 36.98, -56.05)
CIE-LCH	lch(53.05, 67.15, 303.41°)
OKLab	oklab(61.04% 0.0591 -0.1591)
OKLCH	oklch(61.04% 0.17 290.4)
XYZ	xyz(28.4863, 21.0926, 73.0769)
Luminance	0.2109 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#856CE0 #C7E06C

analogous

#6C8DE0 #856CE0 #BF6CE0

triadic

#856CE0 #E0856C #6CE085

tetradic

#856CE0 #E06C8D #C7E06C #6CE0BF

square

#856CE0 #E06C8D #C7E06C #6CE0BF

split-complementary

#856CE0 #E0BF6C #8DE06C

monochromatic

#4225AD #5B39D5 #856CE0 #AF9FEB #D9D1F5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.02

#856CE0 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.22

#856CE0 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #856CE0

5.22:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##856CE0	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##856CE0	1.00	4.02	5.22	5.22
#FFFFFF	4.02	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.22	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.22	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3981E4

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3C7CDD

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#6C849C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#7F7F7F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #856ce0;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 108, 224);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(61.0% 0.170 290.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ad96ea',
    500: '#856ce0',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #856ce0;
$custom-light: #ad96ea;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#856ce0",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 133,
    "g": 108,
    "b": 224
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 252.931,
    "s": 65.169,
    "l": 65.098
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.6104,
    "c": 0.16971,
    "h": 290.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.21093
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#856CE0

secondary

#DFE8C0

accent

#CD18A6

background

#FBF9FE

surface

#F6F2FD

border

#D0CCD5

text

#110D16

muted

#807E84

Preview Lab

Preview with #856CE0

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

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