#856EE2#856EE2

#856EE2 is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.216; OKLCH L 61.5% C 0.169 H 289.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.33:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#856EE2
RGB	rgb(133, 110, 226)
HSL	hsl(252, 67%, 66%)
HSV	hsv(252, 51%, 89%)
CMYK	cmyk(41.2%, 51.3%, 0%, 11.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(53.63, 36.37, -56.25)
CIE-LCH	lch(53.63, 66.98, 302.88°)
OKLab	oklab(61.51% 0.0568 -0.1596)
OKLCH	oklch(61.51% 0.169 289.6)
XYZ	xyz(28.9725, 21.6285, 74.5850)
Luminance	0.2163 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#856EE2 #CBE26E

analogous

#6E91E2 #856EE2 #BF6EE2

triadic

#856EE2 #E2856E #6EE285

tetradic

#856EE2 #E26E91 #CBE26E #6EE2BF

square

#856EE2 #E26E91 #CBE26E #6EE2BF

split-complementary

#856EE2 #E2BF6E #91E26E

monochromatic

#4024B2 #5A3BD8 #856EE2 #B0A1EC #DBD4F6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.94

#856EE2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.33

#856EE2 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #856EE2

5.33:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##856EE2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##856EE2	1.00	3.94	5.33	5.33
#FFFFFF	3.94	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.33	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.33	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3B82E6

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3D7DDF

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#6B869E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#808080

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #856ee2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 110, 226);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(61.5% 0.169 289.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ad98ec',
    500: '#856ee2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #856ee2;
$custom-light: #ad98ec;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#856ee2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 133,
    "g": 110,
    "b": 226
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 251.897,
    "s": 66.667,
    "l": 65.882
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.6151,
    "c": 0.16946,
    "h": 289.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.21629
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#856EE2

secondary

#E1E9C3

accent

#CF17AA

background

#FBF9FE

surface

#F6F2FD

border

#D0CCD5

text

#110D16

muted

#807E84

Preview Lab

Preview with #856EE2

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

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