#856EF2#856EF2

#856EF2 is a light, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.225; OKLCH L 62.5% C 0.190 H 287.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.51:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#856EF2
RGB	rgb(133, 110, 242)
HSL	hsl(250, 84%, 69%)
HSV	hsv(250, 55%, 95%)
CMYK	cmyk(45%, 54.5%, 0%, 5.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(54.60, 40.85, -63.64)
CIE-LCH	lch(54.60, 75.62, 302.70°)
OKLab	oklab(62.55% 0.0575 -0.1814)
OKLCH	oklch(62.55% 0.19 287.6)
XYZ	xyz(31.2712, 22.5480, 86.6917)
Luminance	0.2255 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#856EF2 #DBF26E

analogous

#6E99F2 #856EF2 #C76EF2

triadic

#856EF2 #F2856E #6EF285

tetradic

#856EF2 #F26E99 #DBF26E #6EF2C7

square

#856EF2 #F26E99 #DBF26E #6EF2C7

split-complementary

#856EF2 #F2C76E #99F26E

monochromatic

#3413D3 #5636ED #856EF2 #B4A6F7 #E4DEFC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.81

#856EF2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.51

#856EF2 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #856EF2

5.51:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##856EF2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##856EF2	1.00	3.81	5.51	5.51
#FFFFFF	3.81	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.51	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.51	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#2486F6

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#247FEF

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#638BA5

Achromatopsia (no color)

#838383

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #856ef2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 110, 242);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(62.5% 0.190 287.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#af98f7',
    500: '#856ef2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #856ef2;
$custom-light: #af98f7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#856ef2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 133,
    "g": 110,
    "b": 242
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 250.455,
    "s": 83.544,
    "l": 69.02
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.62546,
    "c": 0.19026,
    "h": 287.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.22549
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#856EF2

secondary

#EBF1CB

accent

#E006BA

background

#FBF9FF

surface

#F6F2FF

border

#D0CCD7

text

#110E17

muted

#807E85

Preview Lab

Preview with #856EF2

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

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