#856DDF#856DDF

#856DDF is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.213; OKLCH L 61.1% C 0.167 H 290.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.25:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#856DDF
RGB	rgb(133, 109, 223)
HSL	hsl(253, 64%, 65%)
HSV	hsv(253, 51%, 87%)
CMYK	cmyk(40.4%, 51.1%, 0%, 12.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(53.22, 36.12, -55.22)
CIE-LCH	lch(53.22, 65.98, 303.19°)
OKLab	oklab(61.15% 0.0578 -0.1566)
OKLCH	oklch(61.15% 0.167 290.3)
XYZ	xyz(28.4571, 21.2507, 72.4002)
Luminance	0.2125 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#856DDF #C7DF6D

analogous

#6D8EDF #856DDF #BE6DDF

triadic

#856DDF #DF856D #6DDF85

tetradic

#856DDF #DF6D8E #C7DF6D #6DDFBE

square

#856DDF #DF6D8E #C7DF6D #6DDFBE

split-complementary

#856DDF #DFBE6D #8EDF6D

monochromatic

#4226AC #5B3BD4 #856DDF #AF9FEA #D9D1F5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.00

#856DDF on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.25

#856DDF on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #856DDF

5.25:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##856DDF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##856DDF	1.00	4.00	5.25	5.25
#FFFFFF	4.00	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.25	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.25	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3C81E3

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3F7DDC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#6C859C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#7F7F7F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #856ddf;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 109, 223);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(61.1% 0.167 290.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ad97ea',
    500: '#856ddf',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #856ddf;
$custom-light: #ad97ea;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#856ddf",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 133,
    "g": 109,
    "b": 223
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 252.632,
    "s": 64.045,
    "l": 65.098
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.61149,
    "c": 0.16696,
    "h": 290.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.21252
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#856DDF

secondary

#DFE7C1

accent

#CC1AA6

background

#FBF9FE

surface

#F6F2FD

border

#D0CCD5

text

#110D16

muted

#807E84

Preview Lab

Preview with #856DDF

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

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