#856EDF#856EDF

#856EDF is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.215; OKLCH L 61.3% C 0.166 H 290.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.29:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#856EDF
RGB	rgb(133, 110, 223)
HSL	hsl(252, 64%, 65%)
HSV	hsv(252, 51%, 87%)
CMYK	cmyk(40.4%, 50.7%, 0%, 12.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(53.45, 35.54, -54.84)
CIE-LCH	lch(53.45, 65.35, 302.94°)
OKLab	oklab(61.32% 0.0566 -0.1555)
OKLCH	oklch(61.32% 0.166 290)
XYZ	xyz(28.5644, 21.4652, 72.4359)
Luminance	0.2147 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#856EDF #C8DF6E

analogous

#6E90DF #856EDF #BD6EDF

triadic

#856EDF #DF856E #6EDF85

tetradic

#856EDF #DF6E90 #C8DF6E #6EDFBD

square

#856EDF #DF6E90 #C8DF6E #6EDFBD

split-complementary

#856EDF #DFBD6E #90DF6E

monochromatic

#4126AD #5B3CD4 #856EDF #AFA0EA #D9D2F5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.97

#856EDF on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.29

#856EDF on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #856EDF

5.29:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##856EDF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##856EDF	1.00	3.97	5.29	5.29
#FFFFFF	3.97	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.29	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.29	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3E82E3

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#417DDC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#6C859C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#808080

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #856edf;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 110, 223);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(61.3% 0.166 290.0);

Tailwind

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

SCSS

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

JSON

{
  "hex": "#856edf",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 133,
    "g": 110,
    "b": 223
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 252.212,
    "s": 63.842,
    "l": 65.294
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.61323,
    "c": 0.16551,
    "h": 290
  },
  "luminance": 0.21466
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#856EDF

secondary

#E0E7C1

accent

#CC1AA7

background

#FBF9FE

surface

#F6F2FD

border

#D0CCD5

text

#110D16

muted

#807E84

Preview Lab

Preview with #856EDF

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

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