#856EE1#856EE1

#856EE1 is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.216; OKLCH L 61.4% C 0.168 H 289.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.32:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#856EE1
RGB	rgb(133, 110, 225)
HSL	hsl(252, 66%, 66%)
HSV	hsv(252, 51%, 88%)
CMYK	cmyk(40.9%, 51.1%, 0%, 11.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(53.57, 36.09, -55.78)
CIE-LCH	lch(53.57, 66.44, 302.90°)
OKLab	oklab(61.45% 0.0568 -0.1583)
OKLCH	oklch(61.45% 0.168 289.7)
XYZ	xyz(28.8356, 21.5737, 73.8644)
Luminance	0.2157 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#856EE1 #CAE16E

analogous

#6E90E1 #856EE1 #BE6EE1

triadic

#856EE1 #E1856E #6EE185

tetradic

#856EE1 #E16E90 #CAE16E #6EE1BE

square

#856EE1 #E16E90 #CAE16E #6EE1BE

split-complementary

#856EE1 #E1BE6E #90E16E

monochromatic

#4024B0 #5A3BD7 #856EE1 #B0A1EB #DAD3F6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.95

#856EE1 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.32

#856EE1 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #856EE1

5.32:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##856EE1	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##856EE1	1.00	3.95	5.32	5.32
#FFFFFF	3.95	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.32	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.32	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3C82E5

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3E7DDE

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#6B869D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#808080

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #856ee1;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 110, 225);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(61.4% 0.168 289.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ad98eb',
    500: '#856ee1',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #856ee1;
$custom-light: #ad98eb;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#856ee1",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 133,
    "g": 110,
    "b": 225
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 252,
    "s": 65.714,
    "l": 65.686
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.61447,
    "c": 0.16815,
    "h": 289.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.21575
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#856EE1

secondary

#E1E9C2

accent

#CE18A9

background

#FBF9FE

surface

#F6F2FD

border

#D0CCD5

text

#110D16

muted

#807E84

Preview Lab

Preview with #856EE1

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

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