#856DDD#856DDD

#856DDD is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.211; OKLCH L 61.0% C 0.164 H 290.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.23:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#856DDD
RGB	rgb(133, 109, 221)
HSL	hsl(253, 62%, 65%)
HSV	hsv(253, 51%, 87%)
CMYK	cmyk(39.8%, 50.7%, 0%, 13.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(53.11, 35.57, -54.27)
CIE-LCH	lch(53.11, 64.89, 303.24°)
OKLab	oklab(61.03% 0.0577 -0.1539)
OKLCH	oklch(61.03% 0.164 290.6)
XYZ	xyz(28.1891, 21.1435, 70.9885)
Luminance	0.2114 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#856DDD #C5DD6D

analogous

#6D8DDD #856DDD #BD6DDD

triadic

#856DDD #DD856D #6DDD85

tetradic

#856DDD #DD6D8D #C5DD6D #6DDDBD

square

#856DDD #DD6D8D #C5DD6D #6DDDBD

split-complementary

#856DDD #DDBD6D #8DDD6D

monochromatic

#4327A8 #5C3BD1 #856DDD #AE9FE9 #D8D0F4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.02

#856DDD on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.23

#856DDD on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #856DDD

5.23:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##856DDD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##856DDD	1.00	4.02	5.23	5.23
#FFFFFF	4.02	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.23	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.23	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3E81E1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#417CDA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#6D849B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#7F7F7F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #856ddd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 109, 221);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(61.0% 0.164 290.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ad97e8',
    500: '#856ddd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #856ddd;
$custom-light: #ad97e8;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#856ddd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 133,
    "g": 109,
    "b": 221
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 252.857,
    "s": 62.222,
    "l": 64.706
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.61025,
    "c": 0.16432,
    "h": 290.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.21144
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#856DDD

secondary

#DEE6C0

accent

#CA1CA5

background

#FBF9FE

surface

#F6F2FD

border

#D0CCD5

text

#110D16

muted

#807E84

Preview Lab

Preview with #856DDD

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

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