#856EE3#856EE3

#856EE3 is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.217; OKLCH L 61.6% C 0.171 H 289.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.34:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#856EE3
RGB	rgb(133, 110, 227)
HSL	hsl(252, 68%, 66%)
HSV	hsv(252, 52%, 89%)
CMYK	cmyk(41.4%, 51.5%, 0%, 11%)
CIE-LAB	lab(53.69, 36.65, -56.72)
CIE-LCH	lch(53.69, 67.53, 302.87°)
OKLab	oklab(61.57% 0.0569 -0.161)
OKLCH	oklch(61.57% 0.171 289.5)
XYZ	xyz(29.1101, 21.6835, 75.3097)
Luminance	0.2168 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#856EE3 #CCE36E

analogous

#6E91E3 #856EE3 #BF6EE3

triadic

#856EE3 #E3856E #6EE385

tetradic

#856EE3 #E36E91 #CCE36E #6EE3BF

square

#856EE3 #E36E91 #CCE36E #6EE3BF

split-complementary

#856EE3 #E3BF6E #91E36E

monochromatic

#3F23B4 #5A3BD9 #856EE3 #B0A1ED #DBD5F7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.93

#856EE3 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.34

#856EE3 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #856EE3

5.34:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##856EE3	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##856EE3	1.00	3.93	5.34	5.34
#FFFFFF	3.93	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.34	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.34	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3A83E7

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3C7EE0

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#6A869E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#808080

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #856ee3;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 110, 227);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(61.6% 0.171 289.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ad98ec',
    500: '#856ee3',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #856ee3;
$custom-light: #ad98ec;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#856ee3",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 133,
    "g": 110,
    "b": 227
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 251.795,
    "s": 67.63,
    "l": 66.078
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.61573,
    "c": 0.17078,
    "h": 289.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.21684
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#856EE3

secondary

#E2EAC3

accent

#D016AB

background

#FBF9FE

surface

#F6F2FD

border

#D0CCD5

text

#110D16

muted

#807E84

Preview Lab

Preview with #856EE3

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

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