#856CF9#856CF9

#856CF9 is a light, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.226; OKLCH L 62.7% C 0.202 H 287.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.51:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#856CF9
RGB	rgb(133, 108, 249)
HSL	hsl(251, 92%, 70%)
HSV	hsv(251, 57%, 98%)
CMYK	cmyk(46.6%, 56.6%, 0%, 2.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(54.61, 43.97, -67.52)
CIE-LCH	lch(54.61, 80.58, 303.07°)
OKLab	oklab(62.69% 0.0598 -0.1928)
OKLCH	oklch(62.69% 0.202 287.2)
XYZ	xyz(32.1294, 22.5498, 92.2638)
Luminance	0.2255 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#856CF9 #E0F96C

analogous

#6C9AF9 #856CF9 #CB6CF9

triadic

#856CF9 #F9856C #6CF985

tetradic

#856CF9 #F96C9A #E0F96C #6CF9CB

square

#856CF9 #F96C9A #E0F96C #6CF9CB

split-complementary

#856CF9 #F9CB6C #9AF96C

monochromatic

#3009E1 #5431F7 #856CF9 #B6A7FB #E7E2FE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.81

#856CF9 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.51

#856CF9 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #856CF9

5.51:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##856CF9	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##856CF9	1.00	3.81	5.51	5.51
#FFFFFF	3.81	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.51	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.51	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0086FE

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#007FF6

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#5F8CA8

Achromatopsia (no color)

#838383

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #856cf9;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 108, 249);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(62.7% 0.202 287.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b097fc',
    500: '#856cf9',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #856cf9;
$custom-light: #b097fc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#856cf9",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 133,
    "g": 108,
    "b": 249
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 250.638,
    "s": 92.157,
    "l": 70
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.6269,
    "c": 0.20185,
    "h": 287.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.22551
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#856CF9

secondary

#EDF4CD

accent

#E600BD

background

#FBF9FF

surface

#F6F2FF

border

#D0CCD7

text

#110D18

muted

#807E86

Preview Lab

Preview with #856CF9

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

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