#856DF9#856DF9

#856DF9 is a light, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.228; OKLCH L 62.9% C 0.201 H 287.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.55:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#856DF9
RGB	rgb(133, 109, 249)
HSL	hsl(250, 92%, 70%)
HSV	hsv(250, 56%, 98%)
CMYK	cmyk(46.6%, 56.2%, 0%, 2.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(54.83, 43.40, -67.17)
CIE-LCH	lch(54.83, 79.97, 302.87°)
OKLab	oklab(62.85% 0.0587 -0.1917)
OKLCH	oklch(62.85% 0.201 287)
XYZ	xyz(32.2354, 22.7620, 92.2992)
Luminance	0.2276 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#856DF9 #E1F96D

analogous

#6D9BF9 #856DF9 #CB6DF9

triadic

#856DF9 #F9856D #6DF985

tetradic

#856DF9 #F96D9B #E1F96D #6DF9CB

square

#856DF9 #F96D9B #E1F96D #6DF9CB

split-complementary

#856DF9 #F9CB6D #9BF96D

monochromatic

#2F09E2 #5432F7 #856DF9 #B6A8FB #E6E2FE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.78

#856DF9 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.55

#856DF9 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #856DF9

5.55:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##856DF9	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##856DF9	1.00	3.78	5.55	5.55
#FFFFFF	3.78	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.55	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.55	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0987FE

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#067FF6

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#5F8CA9

Achromatopsia (no color)

#838383

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #856df9;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 109, 249);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(62.9% 0.201 287.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b097fc',
    500: '#856df9',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #856df9;
$custom-light: #b097fc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#856df9",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 133,
    "g": 109,
    "b": 249
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 250.286,
    "s": 92.105,
    "l": 70.196
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.62853,
    "c": 0.20052,
    "h": 287
  },
  "luminance": 0.22763
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#856DF9

secondary

#EEF4CD

accent

#E600BE

background

#FBF9FF

surface

#F6F2FF

border

#D0CCD7

text

#110D18

muted

#807E86

Preview Lab

Preview with #856DF9

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

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