#856DD7#856DD7

#856DD7 is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.208; OKLCH L 60.7% C 0.156 H 291.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.17:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#856DD7
RGB	rgb(133, 109, 215)
HSL	hsl(254, 57%, 64%)
HSV	hsv(254, 49%, 84%)
CMYK	cmyk(38.1%, 49.3%, 0%, 15.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(52.76, 33.93, -51.43)
CIE-LCH	lch(52.76, 61.61, 303.41°)
OKLab	oklab(60.66% 0.0572 -0.1455)
OKLCH	oklch(60.66% 0.156 291.5)
XYZ	xyz(27.4040, 20.8294, 66.8534)
Luminance	0.2083 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#856DD7 #BFD76D

analogous

#6D8AD7 #856DD7 #BA6DD7

triadic

#856DD7 #D7856D #6DD785

tetradic

#856DD7 #D76D8A #BFD76D #6DD7BA

square

#856DD7 #D76D8A #BFD76D #6DD7BA

split-complementary

#856DD7 #D7BA6D #8AD76D

monochromatic

#452B9E #5D3DCA #856DD7 #AD9DE4 #D5CDF1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.07

#856DD7 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.17

#856DD7 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #856DD7

5.17:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##856DD7	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##856DD7	1.00	4.07	5.17	5.17
#FFFFFF	4.07	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.17	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.17	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4480DB

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#477CD5

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#708298

Achromatopsia (no color)

#7E7E7E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #856dd7;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 109, 215);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(60.7% 0.156 291.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ac97e4',
    500: '#856dd7',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #856dd7;
$custom-light: #ac97e4;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#856dd7",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 133,
    "g": 109,
    "b": 215
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 253.585,
    "s": 56.989,
    "l": 63.529
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.60657,
    "c": 0.15636,
    "h": 291.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.2083
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#856DD7

secondary

#DAE3BD

accent

#C521A0

background

#FAF9FE

surface

#F5F2FC

border

#CFCCD5

text

#100D15

muted

#7F7E84

Preview Lab

Preview with #856DD7

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

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