#856DEC#856DEC

#856DEC is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.220; OKLCH L 62.0% C 0.184 H 288.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.40:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#856DEC
RGB	rgb(133, 109, 236)
HSL	hsl(251, 77%, 68%)
HSV	hsv(251, 54%, 93%)
CMYK	cmyk(43.6%, 53.8%, 0%, 7.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(54.00, 39.74, -61.26)
CIE-LCH	lch(54.00, 73.01, 302.97°)
OKLab	oklab(61.98% 0.0585 -0.1744)
OKLCH	oklch(61.98% 0.184 288.5)
XYZ	xyz(30.2775, 21.9788, 81.9876)
Luminance	0.2198 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#856DEC #D4EC6D

analogous

#6D94EC #856DEC #C56DEC

triadic

#856DEC #EC856D #6DEC85

tetradic

#856DEC #EC6D94 #D4EC6D #6DECC5

square

#856DEC #EC6D94 #D4EC6D #6DECC5

split-complementary

#856DEC #ECC56D #94EC6D

monochromatic

#3A1AC5 #5837E5 #856DEC #B2A3F3 #E0D9FA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.89

#856DEC on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.40

#856DEC on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #856DEC

5.40:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##856DEC	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##856DEC	1.00	3.89	5.40	5.40
#FFFFFF	3.89	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.40	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.40	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#2C84F0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2D7EE9

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#6688A2

Achromatopsia (no color)

#818181

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #856dec;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 109, 236);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(62.0% 0.184 288.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ae97f3',
    500: '#856dec',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #856dec;
$custom-light: #ae97f3;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#856dec",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 133,
    "g": 109,
    "b": 236
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 251.339,
    "s": 76.97,
    "l": 67.647
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.61982,
    "c": 0.18391,
    "h": 288.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.2198
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#856DEC

secondary

#E7EEC7

accent

#D90CB2

background

#FBF9FE

surface

#F6F2FD

border

#D0CCD5

text

#110D17

muted

#807E85

Preview Lab

Preview with #856DEC

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

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