#856FD4#856FD4

#856FD4 is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.211; OKLCH L 60.8% C 0.149 H 291.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.22:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#856FD4
RGB	rgb(133, 111, 212)
HSL	hsl(253, 54%, 63%)
HSV	hsv(253, 48%, 83%)
CMYK	cmyk(37.3%, 47.6%, 0%, 16.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(53.07, 31.94, -49.25)
CIE-LCH	lch(53.07, 58.70, 302.97°)
OKLab	oklab(60.83% 0.0543 -0.1391)
OKLCH	oklch(60.83% 0.149 291.3)
XYZ	xyz(27.2378, 21.1082, 64.9138)
Luminance	0.2111 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#856FD4 #BED46F

analogous

#6F8BD4 #856FD4 #B76FD4

triadic

#856FD4 #D4856F #6FD485

tetradic

#856FD4 #D46F8B #BED46F #6FD4B7

square

#856FD4 #D46F8B #BED46F #6FD4B7

split-complementary

#856FD4 #D4B76F #8BD46F

monochromatic

#462E9A #5D40C6 #856FD4 #AD9EE2 #D5CDF0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.02

#856FD4 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.22

#856FD4 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #856FD4

5.22:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##856FD4	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##856FD4	1.00	4.02	5.22	5.22
#FFFFFF	4.02	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.22	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.22	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4A80D8

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4C7DD2

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#718397

Achromatopsia (no color)

#7F7F7F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #856fd4;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 111, 212);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(60.8% 0.149 291.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ac98e2',
    500: '#856fd4',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #856fd4;
$custom-light: #ac98e2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#856fd4",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 133,
    "g": 111,
    "b": 212
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 253.069,
    "s": 54.011,
    "l": 63.333
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.60831,
    "c": 0.14935,
    "h": 291.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.21109
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#856FD4

secondary

#DAE1BD

accent

#C1249F

background

#FAF9FD

surface

#F4F2FB

border

#CECCD4

text

#100E15

muted

#7F7E83

Preview Lab

Preview with #856FD4

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

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