#856EFA#856EFA

#856EFA is a light, highly saturated blue. Relative luminance 0.230; OKLCH L 63.1% C 0.200 H 286.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.61:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#856EFA
RGB	rgb(133, 110, 250)
HSL	hsl(250, 93%, 71%)
HSV	hsv(250, 56%, 98%)
CMYK	cmyk(46.8%, 56%, 0%, 2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(55.11, 43.11, -67.26)
CIE-LCH	lch(55.11, 79.89, 302.66°)
OKLab	oklab(63.09% 0.0576 -0.192)
OKLCH	oklch(63.09% 0.2 286.7)
XYZ	xyz(32.4991, 23.0391, 93.1585)
Luminance	0.2304 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#856EFA #E3FA6E

analogous

#6E9DFA #856EFA #CB6EFA

triadic

#856EFA #FA856E #6EFA85

tetradic

#856EFA #FA6E9D #E3FA6E #6EFACB

square

#856EFA #FA6E9D #E3FA6E #6EFACB

split-complementary

#856EFA #FACB6E #9DFA6E

monochromatic

#2C08E6 #5333F8 #856EFA #B7A9FC #E6E1FE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.74

#856EFA on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.61

#856EFA on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #856EFA

5.61:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##856EFA	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##856EFA	1.00	3.74	5.61	5.61
#FFFFFF	3.74	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.61	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.61	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0D88FF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0880F7

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#5E8DAA

Achromatopsia (no color)

#848484

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #856efa;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 110, 250);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(63.1% 0.200 286.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b098fd',
    500: '#856efa',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #856efa;
$custom-light: #b098fd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#856efa",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 133,
    "g": 110,
    "b": 250
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 249.857,
    "s": 93.333,
    "l": 70.588
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.63085,
    "c": 0.20047,
    "h": 286.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.23041
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#856EFA

secondary

#EFF5CF

accent

#E600C0

background

#FBF9FF

surface

#F6F2FF

border

#D0CCD7

text

#110E18

muted

#807E86

Preview Lab

Preview with #856EFA

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

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