#856EDE#856EDE

#856EDE is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.214; OKLCH L 61.3% C 0.164 H 290.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.28:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#856EDE
RGB	rgb(133, 110, 222)
HSL	hsl(252, 63%, 65%)
HSV	hsv(252, 50%, 87%)
CMYK	cmyk(40.1%, 50.5%, 0%, 12.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(53.40, 35.26, -54.37)
CIE-LCH	lch(53.40, 64.81, 302.96°)
OKLab	oklab(61.26% 0.0565 -0.1541)
OKLCH	oklch(61.26% 0.164 290.1)
XYZ	xyz(28.4300, 21.4115, 71.7280)
Luminance	0.2141 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#856EDE #C7DE6E

analogous

#6E8FDE #856EDE #BD6EDE

triadic

#856EDE #DE856E #6EDE85

tetradic

#856EDE #DE6E8F #C7DE6E #6EDEBD

square

#856EDE #DE6E8F #C7DE6E #6EDEBD

split-complementary

#856EDE #DEBD6E #8FDE6E

monochromatic

#4227AB #5B3CD3 #856EDE #AFA0E9 #D9D2F5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.98

#856EDE on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.28

#856EDE on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #856EDE

5.28:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##856EDE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##856EDE	1.00	3.98	5.28	5.28
#FFFFFF	3.98	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.28	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.28	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3F82E2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#427DDB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#6D859C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#808080

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #856ede;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 110, 222);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(61.3% 0.164 290.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ad98e9',
    500: '#856ede',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #856ede;
$custom-light: #ad98e9;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#856ede",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 133,
    "g": 110,
    "b": 222
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 252.321,
    "s": 62.921,
    "l": 65.098
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.6126,
    "c": 0.16418,
    "h": 290.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.21412
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#856EDE

secondary

#DFE7C1

accent

#CB1BA7

background

#FBF9FE

surface

#F6F2FD

border

#D0CCD5

text

#110D16

muted

#807E84

Preview Lab

Preview with #856EDE

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

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