#856CF3#856CF3
#856CF3 is a light, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.222; OKLCH L 62.3% C 0.194 H 287.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.44:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #856CF3 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(133, 108, 243) |
| HSL | hsl(251, 85%, 69%) |
| HSV | hsv(251, 56%, 95%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(45.3%, 55.6%, 0%, 4.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(54.22, 42.28, -64.81) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(54.22, 77.38, 303.11°) |
| OKLab | oklab(62.28% 0.0598 -0.1848) |
| OKLCH | oklch(62.28% 0.194 287.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(31.2085, 22.1815, 87.4137) |
| Luminance | 0.2218 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Mediumslateblue
#7B68EE
ΔE00 2.17
Mediumpurple
#9370DB
ΔE00 4.96
Periwinkle (survey)
#8E82FE
ΔE00 6.49
Purpley
#8756E4
ΔE00 6.66
Cornflower
#6A79F7
ΔE00 6.71
Lighter Purple
#A55AF4
ΔE00 7.05
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#856CF3 #DAF36C
analogous
#6C97F3 #856CF3 #C96CF3
triadic
#856CF3 #F3856C #6CF385
tetradic
#856CF3 #F36C97 #DAF36C #6CF3C9
square
#856CF3 #F36C97 #DAF36C #6CF3C9
split-complementary
#856CF3 #F3C96C #97F36C
monochromatic
#3511D3 #5633EE #856CF3 #B4A5F8 #E3DDFC
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.86
#856CF3 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.44
#856CF3 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #856CF3
5.44:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##856CF3 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##856CF3 | 1.00 | 3.86 | 5.44 | 5.44 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.86 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.44 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.44 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#1985F8
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#1B7EF0
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#628AA5
Achromatopsia (no color)
#828282
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #856cf3; /* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 108, 243); /* oklch */ color: oklch(62.3% 0.194 287.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#af97f8',
500: '#856cf3',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #856cf3; $custom-light: #af97f8; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#856cf3",
"rgb": {
"r": 133,
"g": 108,
"b": 243
},
"hsl": {
"h": 251.111,
"s": 84.906,
"l": 68.824
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.62281,
"c": 0.19425,
"h": 287.9
},
"luminance": 0.22183
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#856CF3
secondary
#EAF1C9
accent
#E104B8
background
#FBF9FF
surface
#F6F2FF
border
#D0CCD7
text
#110D17
muted
#807E85