#856EDA#856EDA

#856EDA is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.212; OKLCH L 61.0% C 0.159 H 290.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.24:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#856EDA
RGB	rgb(133, 110, 218)
HSL	hsl(253, 59%, 64%)
HSV	hsv(253, 50%, 85%)
CMYK	cmyk(39%, 49.5%, 0%, 14.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(53.17, 34.16, -52.48)
CIE-LCH	lch(53.17, 62.62, 303.06°)
OKLab	oklab(61.02% 0.0562 -0.1486)
OKLCH	oklch(61.02% 0.159 290.7)
XYZ	xyz(27.9003, 21.1996, 68.9380)
Luminance	0.2120 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#856EDA #C3DA6E

analogous

#6E8DDA #856EDA #BB6EDA

triadic

#856EDA #DA856E #6EDA85

tetradic

#856EDA #DA6E8D #C3DA6E #6EDABB

square

#856EDA #DA6E8D #C3DA6E #6EDABB

split-complementary

#856EDA #DABB6E #8DDA6E

monochromatic

#442AA4 #5C3DCE #856EDA #AE9FE6 #D7D0F3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.01

#856EDA on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.24

#856EDA on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #856EDA

5.24:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##856EDA	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##856EDA	1.00	4.01	5.24	5.24
#FFFFFF	4.01	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.24	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.24	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4381DE

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#467DD8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#6E849A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#7F7F7F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #856eda;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 110, 218);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(61.0% 0.159 290.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ad98e6',
    500: '#856eda',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #856eda;
$custom-light: #ad98e6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#856eda",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 133,
    "g": 110,
    "b": 218
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 252.778,
    "s": 59.341,
    "l": 64.314
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.61015,
    "c": 0.15888,
    "h": 290.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.212
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#856EDA

secondary

#DDE5BF

accent

#C71FA3

background

#FAF9FE

surface

#F5F2FC

border

#CFCCD5

text

#110D16

muted

#807E84

Preview Lab

Preview with #856EDA

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

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