#856DEF#856DEF

#856DEF is a light, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.222; OKLCH L 62.2% C 0.188 H 288.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.43:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#856DEF
RGB	rgb(133, 109, 239)
HSL	hsl(251, 80%, 68%)
HSV	hsv(251, 54%, 94%)
CMYK	cmyk(44.4%, 54.4%, 0%, 6.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(54.19, 40.58, -62.63)
CIE-LCH	lch(54.19, 74.63, 302.94°)
OKLab	oklab(62.18% 0.0586 -0.1784)
OKLCH	oklch(62.18% 0.188 288.2)
XYZ	xyz(30.7171, 22.1546, 84.3024)
Luminance	0.2216 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#856DEF #D7EF6D

analogous

#6D96EF #856DEF #C66DEF

triadic

#856DEF #EF856D #6DEF85

tetradic

#856DEF #EF6D96 #D7EF6D #6DEFC6

square

#856DEF #EF6D96 #D7EF6D #6DEFC6

split-complementary

#856DEF #EFC66D #96EF6D

monochromatic

#3816CB #5736E9 #856DEF #B3A4F5 #E1DBFB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.87

#856DEF on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.43

#856DEF on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #856DEF

5.43:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##856DEF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##856DEF	1.00	3.87	5.43	5.43
#FFFFFF	3.87	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.43	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.43	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#2785F3

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#287EEC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#6489A4

Achromatopsia (no color)

#828282

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #856def;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 109, 239);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(62.2% 0.188 288.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#af97f5',
    500: '#856def',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #856def;
$custom-light: #af97f5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#856def",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 133,
    "g": 109,
    "b": 239
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 251.077,
    "s": 80.247,
    "l": 68.235
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.6218,
    "c": 0.18777,
    "h": 288.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.22156
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#856DEF

secondary

#E8F0C8

accent

#DD09B6

background

#FBF9FF

surface

#F6F2FE

border

#D0CCD6

text

#110D17

muted

#807E85

Preview Lab

Preview with #856DEF

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

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