#856DCA#856DCA

#856DCA is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.202; OKLCH L 59.9% C 0.139 H 293.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.04:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#856DCA
RGB	rgb(133, 109, 202)
HSL	hsl(255, 47%, 61%)
HSV	hsv(255, 46%, 79%)
CMYK	cmyk(34.2%, 46%, 0%, 20.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(52.05, 30.42, -45.18)
CIE-LCH	lch(52.05, 54.47, 303.96°)
OKLab	oklab(59.89% 0.0557 -0.1272)
OKLCH	oklch(59.89% 0.139 293.7)
XYZ	xyz(25.7994, 20.1876, 58.4030)
Luminance	0.2019 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#856DCA #B2CA6D

analogous

#6D83CA #856DCA #B36DCA

triadic

#856DCA #CA856D #6DCA85

tetradic

#856DCA #CA6D83 #B2CA6D #6DCAB3

square

#856DCA #CA6D83 #B2CA6D #6DCAB3

split-complementary

#856DCA #CAB36D #83CA6D

monochromatic

#49328A #6143B7 #856DCA #AB9ADA #D0C7EB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.17

#856DCA on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.04

#856DCA on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #856DCA

5.04:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##856DCA	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##856DCA	1.00	4.17	5.04	5.04
#FFFFFF	4.17	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.04	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.04	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4E7DCD

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#517BC8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#757F92

Achromatopsia (no color)

#7C7C7C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #856dca;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 109, 202);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(59.9% 0.139 293.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ab97da',
    500: '#856dca',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #856dca;
$custom-light: #ab97da;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#856dca",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 133,
    "g": 109,
    "b": 202
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 255.484,
    "s": 46.734,
    "l": 60.98
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5989,
    "c": 0.13889,
    "h": 293.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.20188
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#856DCA

secondary

#D2DBB8

accent

#BA2C95

background

#FAF9FD

surface

#F4F2FB

border

#CECCD4

text

#100D15

muted

#7F7E83

Preview Lab

Preview with #856DCA

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

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