#856FD2#856FD2

#856FD2 is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.210; OKLCH L 60.7% C 0.147 H 291.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.20:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#856FD2
RGB	rgb(133, 111, 210)
HSL	hsl(253, 52%, 63%)
HSV	hsv(253, 47%, 82%)
CMYK	cmyk(36.7%, 47.1%, 0%, 17.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(52.96, 31.40, -48.29)
CIE-LCH	lch(52.96, 57.60, 303.03°)
OKLab	oklab(60.71% 0.0541 -0.1363)
OKLCH	oklch(60.71% 0.147 291.7)
XYZ	xyz(26.9871, 21.0079, 63.5933)
Luminance	0.2101 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#856FD2 #BCD26F

analogous

#6F8AD2 #856FD2 #B66FD2

triadic

#856FD2 #D2856F #6FD285

tetradic

#856FD2 #D26F8A #BCD26F #6FD2B6

square

#856FD2 #D26F8A #BCD26F #6FD2B6

split-complementary

#856FD2 #D2B66F #8AD26F

monochromatic

#462F97 #5D40C3 #856FD2 #AD9EE1 #D4CCEF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.04

#856FD2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.20

#856FD2 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #856FD2

5.20:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##856FD2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##856FD2	1.00	4.04	5.20	5.20
#FFFFFF	4.04	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.20	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.20	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4B80D6

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4E7CD0

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#728296

Achromatopsia (no color)

#7E7E7E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #856fd2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 111, 210);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(60.7% 0.147 291.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ac98e0',
    500: '#856fd2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #856fd2;
$custom-light: #ac98e0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#856fd2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 133,
    "g": 111,
    "b": 210
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 253.333,
    "s": 52.381,
    "l": 62.941
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.60713,
    "c": 0.14665,
    "h": 291.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.21009
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#856FD2

secondary

#D8E0BD

accent

#C0269E

background

#FAF9FD

surface

#F4F2FB

border

#CECCD4

text

#100E15

muted

#7F7E83

Preview Lab

Preview with #856FD2

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

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