#856DE8#856DE8

#856DE8 is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.217; OKLCH L 61.7% C 0.179 H 289.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.35:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#856DE8
RGB	rgb(133, 109, 232)
HSL	hsl(252, 73%, 67%)
HSV	hsv(252, 53%, 91%)
CMYK	cmyk(42.7%, 53%, 0%, 9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(53.76, 38.62, -59.41)
CIE-LCH	lch(53.76, 70.86, 303.02°)
OKLab	oklab(61.72% 0.0583 -0.1689)
OKLCH	oklch(61.72% 0.179 289.1)
XYZ	xyz(29.7029, 21.7490, 78.9612)
Luminance	0.2175 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#856DE8 #D0E86D

analogous

#6D93E8 #856DE8 #C26DE8

triadic

#856DE8 #E8856D #6DE885

tetradic

#856DE8 #E86D93 #D0E86D #6DE8C2

square

#856DE8 #E86D93 #D0E86D #6DE8C2

split-complementary

#856DE8 #E8C26D #93E86D

monochromatic

#3D1EBD #5938E0 #856DE8 #B1A2F0 #DDD7F9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.93

#856DE8 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.35

#856DE8 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #856DE8

5.35:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##856DE8	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##856DE8	1.00	3.93	5.35	5.35
#FFFFFF	3.93	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.35	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.35	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3283EC

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#347DE5

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#6887A0

Achromatopsia (no color)

#808080

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #856de8;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 109, 232);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(61.7% 0.179 289.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ae97f0',
    500: '#856de8',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #856de8;
$custom-light: #ae97f0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#856de8",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 133,
    "g": 109,
    "b": 232
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 251.707,
    "s": 72.781,
    "l": 66.863
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.61722,
    "c": 0.17873,
    "h": 289.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.2175
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#856DE8

secondary

#E4ECC5

accent

#D511AF

background

#FBF9FE

surface

#F6F2FD

border

#D0CCD5

text

#110D17

muted

#807E85

Preview Lab

Preview with #856DE8

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

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