#856DDA#856DDA

#856DDA is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.210; OKLCH L 60.8% C 0.160 H 291.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.20:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#856DDA
RGB	rgb(133, 109, 218)
HSL	hsl(253, 60%, 64%)
HSV	hsv(253, 50%, 85%)
CMYK	cmyk(39%, 50%, 0%, 14.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(52.93, 34.75, -52.86)
CIE-LCH	lch(52.93, 63.25, 303.32°)
OKLab	oklab(60.84% 0.0575 -0.1497)
OKLCH	oklch(60.84% 0.16 291)
XYZ	xyz(27.7930, 20.9850, 68.9022)
Luminance	0.2099 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#856DDA #C2DA6D

analogous

#6D8CDA #856DDA #BC6DDA

triadic

#856DDA #DA856D #6DDA85

tetradic

#856DDA #DA6D8C #C2DA6D #6DDABC

square

#856DDA #DA6D8C #C2DA6D #6DDABC

split-complementary

#856DDA #DABC6D #8CDA6D

monochromatic

#4429A3 #5C3CCE #856DDA #AE9EE6 #D7CFF3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.04

#856DDA on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.20

#856DDA on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #856DDA

5.20:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##856DDA	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##856DDA	1.00	4.04	5.20	5.20
#FFFFFF	4.04	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.20	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.20	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4180DE

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#447CD7

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#6E8399

Achromatopsia (no color)

#7E7E7E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #856dda;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 109, 218);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(60.8% 0.160 291.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ad97e6',
    500: '#856dda',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #856dda;
$custom-light: #ad97e6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#856dda",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 133,
    "g": 109,
    "b": 218
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 253.211,
    "s": 59.563,
    "l": 64.118
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.60839,
    "c": 0.16035,
    "h": 291
  },
  "luminance": 0.20986
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#856DDA

secondary

#DCE4BE

accent

#C71EA2

background

#FAF9FE

surface

#F5F2FC

border

#CFCCD5

text

#110D16

muted

#807E84

Preview Lab

Preview with #856DDA

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

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