#856CF8#856CF8

#856CF8 is a light, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.225; OKLCH L 62.6% C 0.201 H 287.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.50:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#856CF8
RGB	rgb(133, 108, 248)
HSL	hsl(251, 91%, 70%)
HSV	hsv(251, 56%, 97%)
CMYK	cmyk(46.4%, 56.5%, 0%, 2.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(54.54, 43.69, -67.07)
CIE-LCH	lch(54.54, 80.05, 303.08°)
OKLab	oklab(62.62% 0.0598 -0.1915)
OKLCH	oklch(62.62% 0.201 287.3)
XYZ	xyz(31.9738, 22.4876, 91.4446)
Luminance	0.2249 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#856CF8 #DFF86C

analogous

#6C99F8 #856CF8 #CB6CF8

triadic

#856CF8 #F8856C #6CF885

tetradic

#856CF8 #F86C99 #DFF86C #6CF8CB

square

#856CF8 #F86C99 #DFF86C #6CF8CB

split-complementary

#856CF8 #F8CB6C #99F86C

monochromatic

#310BDF #5532F5 #856CF8 #B5A6FB #E6E1FE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.82

#856CF8 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.50

#856CF8 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #856CF8

5.50:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##856CF8	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##856CF8	1.00	3.82	5.50	5.50
#FFFFFF	3.82	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.50	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.50	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0486FD

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#047FF5

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#5F8BA8

Achromatopsia (no color)

#828282

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #856cf8;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 108, 248);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(62.6% 0.201 287.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b097fb',
    500: '#856cf8',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #856cf8;
$custom-light: #b097fb;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#856cf8",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 133,
    "g": 108,
    "b": 248
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 250.714,
    "s": 90.909,
    "l": 69.804
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.62621,
    "c": 0.20059,
    "h": 287.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.22489
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#856CF8

secondary

#EDF4CC

accent

#E600BD

background

#FBF9FF

surface

#F6F2FF

border

#D0CCD7

text

#110D17

muted

#807E85

Preview Lab

Preview with #856CF8

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

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