#856ECE#856ECE

#856ECE is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.206; OKLCH L 60.3% C 0.143 H 292.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.12:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#856ECE
RGB	rgb(133, 110, 206)
HSL	hsl(254, 49%, 62%)
HSV	hsv(254, 47%, 81%)
CMYK	cmyk(35.4%, 46.6%, 0%, 19.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(52.50, 30.91, -46.74)
CIE-LCH	lch(52.50, 56.03, 303.48°)
OKLab	oklab(60.3% 0.0549 -0.1318)
OKLCH	oklch(60.3% 0.143 292.6)
XYZ	xyz(26.3865, 20.5941, 60.9654)
Luminance	0.2059 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#856ECE #B7CE6E

analogous

#6E87CE #856ECE #B56ECE

triadic

#856ECE #CE856E #6ECE85

tetradic

#856ECE #CE6E87 #B7CE6E #6ECEB5

square

#856ECE #CE6E87 #B7CE6E #6ECEB5

split-complementary

#856ECE #CEB56E #87CE6E

monochromatic

#483191 #5F40BE #856ECE #AB9CDD #D2C9ED

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.10

#856ECE on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.12

#856ECE on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #856ECE

5.12:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##856ECE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##856ECE	1.00	4.10	5.12	5.12
#FFFFFF	4.10	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.12	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.12	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4D7FD1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#507CCC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#738194

Achromatopsia (no color)

#7D7D7D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #856ece;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 110, 206);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(60.3% 0.143 292.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ac98dd',
    500: '#856ece',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #856ece;
$custom-light: #ac98dd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#856ece",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 133,
    "g": 110,
    "b": 206
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 254.375,
    "s": 49.485,
    "l": 61.961
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.603,
    "c": 0.14276,
    "h": 292.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.20595
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#856ECE

secondary

#D5DEBA

accent

#BD2999

background

#FAF9FD

surface

#F4F2FB

border

#CECCD4

text

#100D15

muted

#7F7E83

Preview Lab

Preview with #856ECE

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

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