#856ECF#856ECF

#856ECF is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.206; OKLCH L 60.4% C 0.144 H 292.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.13:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#856ECF
RGB	rgb(133, 110, 207)
HSL	hsl(254, 50%, 62%)
HSV	hsv(254, 47%, 81%)
CMYK	cmyk(35.7%, 46.9%, 0%, 18.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(52.56, 31.18, -47.22)
CIE-LCH	lch(52.56, 56.58, 303.43°)
OKLab	oklab(60.36% 0.0551 -0.1332)
OKLCH	oklch(60.36% 0.144 292.5)
XYZ	xyz(26.5083, 20.6428, 61.6072)
Luminance	0.2064 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#856ECF #B8CF6E

analogous

#6E88CF #856ECF #B66ECF

triadic

#856ECF #CF856E #6ECF85

tetradic

#856ECF #CF6E88 #B8CF6E #6ECFB6

square

#856ECF #CF6E88 #B8CF6E #6ECFB6

split-complementary

#856ECF #CFB66E #88CF6E

monochromatic

#483092 #5E40C0 #856ECF #AC9CDE #D2CAED

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.09

#856ECF on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.13

#856ECF on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #856ECF

5.13:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##856ECF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##856ECF	1.00	4.09	5.13	5.13
#FFFFFF	4.09	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.13	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.13	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4C7FD3

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4F7CCD

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#738195

Achromatopsia (no color)

#7D7D7D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #856ecf;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 110, 207);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(60.4% 0.144 292.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ac98de',
    500: '#856ecf',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #856ecf;
$custom-light: #ac98de;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#856ecf",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 133,
    "g": 110,
    "b": 207
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 254.227,
    "s": 50.259,
    "l": 62.157
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.60359,
    "c": 0.14412,
    "h": 292.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.20643
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#856ECF

secondary

#D6DEBB

accent

#BE289A

background

#FAF9FD

surface

#F4F2FB

border

#CECCD4

text

#100D15

muted

#7F7E83

Preview Lab

Preview with #856ECF

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

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