#856CE3#856CE3

#856CE3 is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.213; OKLCH L 61.2% C 0.174 H 290.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.25:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#856CE3
RGB	rgb(133, 108, 227)
HSL	hsl(253, 68%, 66%)
HSV	hsv(253, 52%, 89%)
CMYK	cmyk(41.4%, 52.4%, 0%, 11%)
CIE-LAB	lab(53.23, 37.80, -57.46)
CIE-LCH	lch(53.23, 68.78, 303.34°)
OKLab	oklab(61.23% 0.0593 -0.1632)
OKLCH	oklch(61.23% 0.174 290)
XYZ	xyz(28.8967, 21.2568, 75.2386)
Luminance	0.2126 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#856CE3 #CAE36C

analogous

#6C8EE3 #856CE3 #C06CE3

triadic

#856CE3 #E3856C #6CE385

tetradic

#856CE3 #E36C8E #CAE36C #6CE3C0

square

#856CE3 #E36C8E #CAE36C #6CE3C0

split-complementary

#856CE3 #E3C06C #8EE36C

monochromatic

#4022B3 #5A39D9 #856CE3 #B09FED #DAD3F7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.00

#856CE3 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.25

#856CE3 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #856CE3

5.25:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##856CE3	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##856CE3	1.00	4.00	5.25	5.25
#FFFFFF	4.00	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.25	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.25	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3581E7

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#387CE0

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#6B859D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#7F7F7F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #856ce3;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 108, 227);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(61.2% 0.174 290.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ad96ec',
    500: '#856ce3',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #856ce3;
$custom-light: #ad96ec;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#856ce3",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 133,
    "g": 108,
    "b": 227
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 252.605,
    "s": 68,
    "l": 65.686
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.6123,
    "c": 0.17364,
    "h": 290
  },
  "luminance": 0.21258
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#856CE3

secondary

#E1E9C2

accent

#D016A9

background

#FBF9FE

surface

#F6F2FD

border

#D0CCD5

text

#110D16

muted

#807E84

Preview Lab

Preview with #856CE3

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

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