#856EE4#856EE4

#856EE4 is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.217; OKLCH L 61.6% C 0.172 H 289.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.35:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#856EE4
RGB	rgb(133, 110, 228)
HSL	hsl(252, 69%, 66%)
HSV	hsv(252, 52%, 89%)
CMYK	cmyk(41.7%, 51.8%, 0%, 10.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(53.75, 36.92, -57.18)
CIE-LCH	lch(53.75, 68.07, 302.85°)
OKLab	oklab(61.64% 0.057 -0.1624)
OKLCH	oklch(61.64% 0.172 289.3)
XYZ	xyz(29.2485, 21.7389, 76.0387)
Luminance	0.2174 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#856EE4 #CDE46E

analogous

#6E92E4 #856EE4 #C06EE4

triadic

#856EE4 #E4856E #6EE485

tetradic

#856EE4 #E46E92 #CDE46E #6EE4C0

square

#856EE4 #E46E92 #CDE46E #6EE4C0

split-complementary

#856EE4 #E4C06E #92E46E

monochromatic

#3F22B6 #5A3ADA #856EE4 #B0A2EE #DCD5F7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.93

#856EE4 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.35

#856EE4 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #856EE4

5.35:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##856EE4	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##856EE4	1.00	3.93	5.35	5.35
#FFFFFF	3.93	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.35	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.35	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3983E8

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3B7EE1

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#6A879F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#808080

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #856ee4;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 110, 228);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(61.6% 0.172 289.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ad98ed',
    500: '#856ee4',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #856ee4;
$custom-light: #ad98ed;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#856ee4",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 133,
    "g": 110,
    "b": 228
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 251.695,
    "s": 68.605,
    "l": 66.275
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.61636,
    "c": 0.1721,
    "h": 289.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.2174
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#856EE4

secondary

#E3EAC4

accent

#D115AC

background

#FBF9FE

surface

#F6F2FD

border

#D0CCD5

text

#110D16

muted

#807E84

Preview Lab

Preview with #856EE4

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

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