#856FD3#856FD3

#856FD3 is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.211; OKLCH L 60.8% C 0.148 H 291.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.21:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#856FD3
RGB	rgb(133, 111, 211)
HSL	hsl(253, 53%, 63%)
HSV	hsv(253, 47%, 83%)
CMYK	cmyk(37%, 47.4%, 0%, 17.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(53.01, 31.67, -48.77)
CIE-LCH	lch(53.01, 58.15, 303.00°)
OKLab	oklab(60.77% 0.0542 -0.1377)
OKLCH	oklch(60.77% 0.148 291.5)
XYZ	xyz(27.1120, 21.0579, 64.2515)
Luminance	0.2106 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#856FD3 #BDD36F

analogous

#6F8BD3 #856FD3 #B76FD3

triadic

#856FD3 #D3856F #6FD385

tetradic

#856FD3 #D36F8B #BDD36F #6FD3B7

square

#856FD3 #D36F8B #BDD36F #6FD3B7

split-complementary

#856FD3 #D3B76F #8BD36F

monochromatic

#462F99 #5D40C5 #856FD3 #AD9EE1 #D4CDF0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.03

#856FD3 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.21

#856FD3 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #856FD3

5.21:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##856FD3	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##856FD3	1.00	4.03	5.21	5.21
#FFFFFF	4.03	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.21	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.21	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4B80D7

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4D7DD1

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#718397

Achromatopsia (no color)

#7F7F7F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #856fd3;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 111, 211);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(60.8% 0.148 291.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ac98e1',
    500: '#856fd3',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #856fd3;
$custom-light: #ac98e1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#856fd3",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 133,
    "g": 111,
    "b": 211
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 253.2,
    "s": 53.191,
    "l": 63.137
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.60772,
    "c": 0.148,
    "h": 291.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.21059
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#856FD3

secondary

#D9E1BD

accent

#C1259E

background

#FAF9FD

surface

#F4F2FB

border

#CECCD4

text

#100E15

muted

#7F7E83

Preview Lab

Preview with #856FD3

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

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