#856DDE#856DDE

#856DDE is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.212; OKLCH L 61.1% C 0.166 H 290.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.24:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#856DDE
RGB	rgb(133, 109, 222)
HSL	hsl(253, 63%, 65%)
HSV	hsv(253, 51%, 87%)
CMYK	cmyk(40.1%, 50.9%, 0%, 12.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(53.16, 35.84, -54.74)
CIE-LCH	lch(53.16, 65.44, 303.21°)
OKLab	oklab(61.09% 0.0578 -0.1552)
OKLCH	oklch(61.09% 0.166 290.4)
XYZ	xyz(28.3227, 21.1969, 71.6922)
Luminance	0.2120 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#856DDE #C6DE6D

analogous

#6D8EDE #856DDE #BD6DDE

triadic

#856DDE #DE856D #6DDE85

tetradic

#856DDE #DE6D8E #C6DE6D #6DDEBD

square

#856DDE #DE6D8E #C6DE6D #6DDEBD

split-complementary

#856DDE #DEBD6D #8EDE6D

monochromatic

#4226AA #5B3BD3 #856DDE #AF9FE9 #D8D1F5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.01

#856DDE on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.24

#856DDE on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #856DDE

5.24:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##856DDE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##856DDE	1.00	4.01	5.24	5.24
#FFFFFF	4.01	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.24	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.24	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3D81E2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#407CDB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#6D849B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#7F7F7F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #856dde;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 109, 222);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(61.1% 0.166 290.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ad97e9',
    500: '#856dde',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #856dde;
$custom-light: #ad97e9;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#856dde",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 133,
    "g": 109,
    "b": 222
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 252.743,
    "s": 63.128,
    "l": 64.902
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.61087,
    "c": 0.16564,
    "h": 290.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.21198
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#856DDE

secondary

#DEE7C0

accent

#CB1BA5

background

#FBF9FE

surface

#F6F2FD

border

#D0CCD5

text

#110D16

muted

#807E84

Preview Lab

Preview with #856DDE

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

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