#856CFA#856CFA

#856CFA is a light, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.226; OKLCH L 62.8% C 0.203 H 287.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.52:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#856CFA
RGB	rgb(133, 108, 250)
HSL	hsl(251, 93%, 70%)
HSV	hsv(251, 57%, 98%)
CMYK	cmyk(46.8%, 56.8%, 0%, 2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(54.67, 44.25, -67.97)
CIE-LCH	lch(54.67, 81.11, 303.06°)
OKLab	oklab(62.76% 0.0598 -0.1941)
OKLCH	oklch(62.76% 0.203 287.1)
XYZ	xyz(32.2857, 22.6124, 93.0874)
Luminance	0.2261 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#856CFA #E1FA6C

analogous

#6C9AFA #856CFA #CC6CFA

triadic

#856CFA #FA856C #6CFA85

tetradic

#856CFA #FA6C9A #E1FA6C #6CFACC

square

#856CFA #FA6C9A #E1FA6C #6CFACC

split-complementary

#856CFA #FACC6C #9AFA6C

monochromatic

#2E08E4 #5431F8 #856CFA #B6A7FC #E6E1FE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.80

#856CFA on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.52

#856CFA on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #856CFA

5.52:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##856CFA	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##856CFA	1.00	3.80	5.52	5.52
#FFFFFF	3.80	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.52	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.52	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0086FF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#007FF7

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#5E8CA9

Achromatopsia (no color)

#838383

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #856cfa;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 108, 250);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(62.8% 0.203 287.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b097fd',
    500: '#856cfa',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #856cfa;
$custom-light: #b097fd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#856cfa",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 133,
    "g": 108,
    "b": 250
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 250.563,
    "s": 93.421,
    "l": 70.196
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.62759,
    "c": 0.20311,
    "h": 287.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.22614
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#856CFA

secondary

#EEF5CD

accent

#E600BD

background

#FBF9FF

surface

#F6F2FF

border

#D0CCD7

text

#110D18

muted

#807E86

Preview Lab

Preview with #856CFA

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

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