#856EE8#856EE8

#856EE8 is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.220; OKLCH L 61.9% C 0.177 H 288.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.39:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#856EE8
RGB	rgb(133, 110, 232)
HSL	hsl(251, 73%, 67%)
HSV	hsv(251, 53%, 91%)
CMYK	cmyk(42.7%, 52.6%, 0%, 9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(53.99, 38.04, -59.04)
CIE-LCH	lch(53.99, 70.24, 302.79°)
OKLab	oklab(61.89% 0.0572 -0.1679)
OKLCH	oklch(61.89% 0.177 288.8)
XYZ	xyz(29.8102, 21.9635, 78.9970)
Luminance	0.2197 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#856EE8 #D1E86E

analogous

#6E94E8 #856EE8 #C26EE8

triadic

#856EE8 #E8856E #6EE885

tetradic

#856EE8 #E86E94 #D1E86E #6EE8C2

square

#856EE8 #E86E94 #D1E86E #6EE8C2

split-complementary

#856EE8 #E8C26E #94E86E

monochromatic

#3C1EBE #5939E0 #856EE8 #B1A3F0 #DED8F9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.89

#856EE8 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.39

#856EE8 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #856EE8

5.39:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##856EE8	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##856EE8	1.00	3.89	5.39	5.39
#FFFFFF	3.89	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.39	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.39	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3484EC

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#367EE5

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#6888A1

Achromatopsia (no color)

#818181

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #856ee8;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 110, 232);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(61.9% 0.177 288.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ae98f0',
    500: '#856ee8',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #856ee8;
$custom-light: #ae98f0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#856ee8",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 133,
    "g": 110,
    "b": 232
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 251.311,
    "s": 72.619,
    "l": 67.059
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.61892,
    "c": 0.17733,
    "h": 288.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.21965
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#856EE8

secondary

#E5ECC6

accent

#D511B0

background

#FBF9FE

surface

#F6F2FD

border

#D0CCD5

text

#110D17

muted

#807E85

Preview Lab

Preview with #856EE8

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

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