#856CE7#856CE7

#856CE7 is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.215; OKLCH L 61.5% C 0.179 H 289.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.30:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#856CE7
RGB	rgb(133, 108, 231)
HSL	hsl(252, 72%, 66%)
HSV	hsv(252, 53%, 91%)
CMYK	cmyk(42.4%, 53.2%, 0%, 9.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(53.47, 38.91, -59.31)
CIE-LCH	lch(53.47, 70.94, 303.27°)
OKLab	oklab(61.49% 0.0595 -0.1687)
OKLCH	oklch(61.49% 0.179 289.4)
XYZ	xyz(29.4552, 21.4802, 78.1799)
Luminance	0.2148 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#856CE7 #CEE76C

analogous

#6C91E7 #856CE7 #C36CE7

triadic

#856CE7 #E7856C #6CE785

tetradic

#856CE7 #E76C91 #CEE76C #6CE7C3

square

#856CE7 #E76C91 #CEE76C #6CE7C3

split-complementary

#856CE7 #E7C36C #91E76C

monochromatic

#3E1EBA #5937DE #856CE7 #B1A1F0 #DCD5F8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.97

#856CE7 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.30

#856CE7 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #856CE7

5.30:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##856CE7	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##856CE7	1.00	3.97	5.30	5.30
#FFFFFF	3.97	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.30	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.30	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3082EB

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#337DE4

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#69869F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#808080

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #856ce7;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 108, 231);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(61.5% 0.179 289.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ae97ef',
    500: '#856ce7',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #856ce7;
$custom-light: #ae97ef;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#856ce7",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 133,
    "g": 108,
    "b": 231
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 252.195,
    "s": 71.93,
    "l": 66.471
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.61488,
    "c": 0.17884,
    "h": 289.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.21481
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#856CE7

secondary

#E3EBC3

accent

#D412AC

background

#FBF9FE

surface

#F6F2FD

border

#D0CCD5

text

#110D16

muted

#807E84

Preview Lab

Preview with #856CE7

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

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