#856ECD#856ECD

#856ECD is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.205; OKLCH L 60.2% C 0.141 H 292.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.11:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#856ECD
RGB	rgb(133, 110, 205)
HSL	hsl(255, 49%, 62%)
HSV	hsv(255, 46%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(35.1%, 46.3%, 0%, 19.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(52.45, 30.64, -46.25)
CIE-LCH	lch(52.45, 55.48, 303.52°)
OKLab	oklab(60.24% 0.0548 -0.1304)
OKLCH	oklch(60.24% 0.141 292.8)
XYZ	xyz(26.2654, 20.5456, 60.3276)
Luminance	0.2055 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#856ECD #B6CD6E

analogous

#6E87CD #856ECD #B56ECD

triadic

#856ECD #CD856E #6ECD85

tetradic

#856ECD #CD6E87 #B6CD6E #6ECDB5

square

#856ECD #CD6E87 #B6CD6E #6ECDB5

split-complementary

#856ECD #CDB56E #87CD6E

monochromatic

#48318F #5F41BD #856ECD #AB9CDD #D2C9EC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.11

#856ECD on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.11

#856ECD on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #856ECD

5.11:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##856ECD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##856ECD	1.00	4.11	5.11	5.11
#FFFFFF	4.11	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.11	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.11	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4D7ED0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#507BCB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#748094

Achromatopsia (no color)

#7D7D7D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #856ecd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 110, 205);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(60.2% 0.141 292.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ab98dd',
    500: '#856ecd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #856ecd;
$custom-light: #ab98dd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#856ecd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 133,
    "g": 110,
    "b": 205
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 254.526,
    "s": 48.718,
    "l": 61.765
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.60243,
    "c": 0.14141,
    "h": 292.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.20546
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#856ECD

secondary

#D4DDBA

accent

#BC2999

background

#FAF9FD

surface

#F4F2FB

border

#CECCD4

text

#100D15

muted

#7F7E83

Preview Lab

Preview with #856ECD

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

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