#856DCD#856DCD

#856DCD is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.203; OKLCH L 60.1% C 0.143 H 293.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.07:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#856DCD
RGB	rgb(133, 109, 205)
HSL	hsl(255, 49%, 62%)
HSV	hsv(255, 47%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(35.1%, 46.8%, 0%, 19.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(52.21, 31.23, -46.63)
CIE-LCH	lch(52.21, 56.12, 303.81°)
OKLab	oklab(60.06% 0.0561 -0.1315)
OKLCH	oklch(60.06% 0.143 293.1)
XYZ	xyz(26.1581, 20.3311, 60.2919)
Luminance	0.2033 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#856DCD #B5CD6D

analogous

#6D85CD #856DCD #B56DCD

triadic

#856DCD #CD856D #6DCD85

tetradic

#856DCD #CD6D85 #B5CD6D #6DCDB5

square

#856DCD #CD6D85 #B5CD6D #6DCDB5

split-complementary

#856DCD #CDB56D #85CD6D

monochromatic

#48318F #5F40BC #856DCD #AB9BDD #D1C8EC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.14

#856DCD on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.07

#856DCD on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #856DCD

5.07:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##856DCD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##856DCD	1.00	4.14	5.07	5.07
#FFFFFF	4.14	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.07	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.07	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4C7ED0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4F7BCB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#748093

Achromatopsia (no color)

#7D7D7D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #856dcd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 109, 205);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(60.1% 0.143 293.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ac97dd',
    500: '#856dcd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #856dcd;
$custom-light: #ac97dd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#856dcd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 133,
    "g": 109,
    "b": 205
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 255,
    "s": 48.98,
    "l": 61.569
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.60063,
    "c": 0.14295,
    "h": 293.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.20332
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#856DCD

secondary

#D4DDB9

accent

#BC2998

background

#FAF9FD

surface

#F4F2FB

border

#CECCD4

text

#100D15

muted

#7F7E83

Preview Lab

Preview with #856DCD

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

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