#856DE9#856DE9

#856DE9 is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.218; OKLCH L 61.8% C 0.180 H 288.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.36:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#856DE9
RGB	rgb(133, 109, 233)
HSL	hsl(252, 74%, 67%)
HSV	hsv(252, 53%, 91%)
CMYK	cmyk(42.9%, 53.2%, 0%, 8.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(53.82, 38.90, -59.87)
CIE-LCH	lch(53.82, 71.40, 303.01°)
OKLab	oklab(61.79% 0.0584 -0.1703)
OKLCH	oklch(61.79% 0.18 288.9)
XYZ	xyz(29.8454, 21.8060, 79.7114)
Luminance	0.2181 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#856DE9 #D1E96D

analogous

#6D93E9 #856DE9 #C36DE9

triadic

#856DE9 #E9856D #6DE985

tetradic

#856DE9 #E96D93 #D1E96D #6DE9C3

square

#856DE9 #E96D93 #D1E96D #6DE9C3

split-complementary

#856DE9 #E9C36D #93E96D

monochromatic

#3C1DBF #5938E1 #856DE9 #B1A2F1 #DED7F9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.92

#856DE9 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.36

#856DE9 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #856DE9

5.36:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##856DE9	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##856DE9	1.00	3.92	5.36	5.36
#FFFFFF	3.92	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.36	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.36	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3083ED

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#327EE6

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#6887A1

Achromatopsia (no color)

#818181

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #856de9;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 109, 233);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(61.8% 0.180 288.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ae97f1',
    500: '#856de9',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #856de9;
$custom-light: #ae97f1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#856de9",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 133,
    "g": 109,
    "b": 233
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 251.613,
    "s": 73.81,
    "l": 67.059
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.61786,
    "c": 0.18003,
    "h": 288.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.21807
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#856DE9

secondary

#E5EDC5

accent

#D610B0

background

#FBF9FE

surface

#F6F2FD

border

#D0CCD5

text

#110D17

muted

#807E85

Preview Lab

Preview with #856DE9

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

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