#856FCE#856FCE

#856FCE is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.208; OKLCH L 60.5% C 0.141 H 292.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.16:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#856FCE
RGB	rgb(133, 111, 206)
HSL	hsl(254, 49%, 62%)
HSV	hsv(254, 46%, 81%)
CMYK	cmyk(35.4%, 46.1%, 0%, 19.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(52.74, 30.32, -46.35)
CIE-LCH	lch(52.74, 55.39, 303.19°)
OKLab	oklab(60.48% 0.0536 -0.1307)
OKLCH	oklch(60.48% 0.141 292.3)
XYZ	xyz(26.4950, 20.8111, 61.0016)
Luminance	0.2081 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#856FCE #B8CE6F

analogous

#6F88CE #856FCE #B56FCE

triadic

#856FCE #CE856F #6FCE85

tetradic

#856FCE #CE6F88 #B8CE6F #6FCEB5

square

#856FCE #CE6F88 #B8CE6F #6FCEB5

split-complementary

#856FCE #CEB56F #88CE6F

monochromatic

#483191 #5E41BE #856FCE #AC9DDE #D2CAED

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.07

#856FCE on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.16

#856FCE on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #856FCE

5.16:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##856FCE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##856FCE	1.00	4.07	5.16	5.16
#FFFFFF	4.07	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.16	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.16	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4E7FD1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#517CCC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#738195

Achromatopsia (no color)

#7E7E7E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #856fce;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 111, 206);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(60.5% 0.141 292.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ab98dd',
    500: '#856fce',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #856fce;
$custom-light: #ab98dd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#856fce",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 133,
    "g": 111,
    "b": 206
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 253.895,
    "s": 49.223,
    "l": 62.157
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.60481,
    "c": 0.14123,
    "h": 292.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.20812
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#856FCE

secondary

#D6DEBB

accent

#BD299A

background

#FAF9FD

surface

#F4F2FB

border

#CECCD4

text

#100D15

muted

#7F7E83

Preview Lab

Preview with #856FCE

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

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