#856DCE#856DCE

#856DCE is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.204; OKLCH L 60.1% C 0.144 H 292.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.08:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#856DCE
RGB	rgb(133, 109, 206)
HSL	hsl(255, 50%, 62%)
HSV	hsv(255, 47%, 81%)
CMYK	cmyk(35.4%, 47.1%, 0%, 19.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(52.26, 31.49, -47.12)
CIE-LCH	lch(52.26, 56.67, 303.76°)
OKLab	oklab(60.12% 0.0562 -0.1329)
OKLCH	oklch(60.12% 0.144 292.9)
XYZ	xyz(26.2792, 20.3795, 60.9296)
Luminance	0.2038 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#856DCE #B6CE6D

analogous

#6D86CE #856DCE #B66DCE

triadic

#856DCE #CE856D #6DCE85

tetradic

#856DCE #CE6D86 #B6CE6D #6DCEB6

square

#856DCE #CE6D86 #B6CE6D #6DCEB6

split-complementary

#856DCE #CEB66D #86CE6D

monochromatic

#483090 #5F40BE #856DCE #AB9BDD #D2C9ED

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.14

#856DCE on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.08

#856DCE on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #856DCE

5.08:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##856DCE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##856DCE	1.00	4.14	5.08	5.08
#FFFFFF	4.14	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.08	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.08	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4B7ED1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4E7BCC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#738094

Achromatopsia (no color)

#7D7D7D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #856dce;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 109, 206);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(60.1% 0.144 292.9);

Tailwind

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

SCSS

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

JSON

{
  "hex": "#856dce",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 133,
    "g": 109,
    "b": 206
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 254.845,
    "s": 49.744,
    "l": 61.765
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.60121,
    "c": 0.14429,
    "h": 292.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.2038
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#856DCE

secondary

#D4DDB9

accent

#BD2898

background

#FAF9FD

surface

#F4F2FB

border

#CECCD4

text

#100D15

muted

#7F7E83

Preview Lab

Preview with #856DCE

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

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