#856FD8#856FD8
#856FD8 is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.213; OKLCH L 61.1% C 0.155 H 290.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.26:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #856FD8 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(133, 111, 216) |
| HSL | hsl(253, 57%, 64%) |
| HSV | hsv(253, 49%, 85%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(38.4%, 48.6%, 0%, 15.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(53.29, 33.03, -51.16) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(53.29, 60.89, 302.85°) |
| OKLab | oklab(61.07% 0.0548 -0.1447) |
| OKLCH | oklch(61.07% 0.155 290.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(27.7486, 21.3125, 67.6042) |
| Luminance | 0.2131 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Mediumpurple
#9370DB
ΔE00 2.89
Mediumslateblue
#7B68EE
ΔE00 4.33
Deep Lilac
#966EBD
ΔE00 7.19
Purpley
#8756E4
ΔE00 7.24
Dark Periwinkle
#665FD1
ΔE00 7.56
Periwinkle (survey)
#8E82FE
ΔE00 7.75
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#856FD8 #C2D86F
analogous
#6F8ED8 #856FD8 #B96FD8
triadic
#856FD8 #D8856F #6FD885
tetradic
#856FD8 #D86F8E #C2D86F #6FD8B9
square
#856FD8 #D86F8E #C2D86F #6FD8B9
split-complementary
#856FD8 #D8B96F #8ED86F
monochromatic
#442CA1 #5C3FCB #856FD8 #AE9FE5 #D7CFF2
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.99
#856FD8 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.26
#856FD8 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #856FD8
5.26:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##856FD8 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##856FD8 | 1.00 | 3.99 | 5.26 | 5.26 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.99 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.26 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.26 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#4781DC
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#497DD6
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#6F8499
Achromatopsia (no color)
#7F7F7F
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #856fd8; /* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 111, 216); /* oklch */ color: oklch(61.1% 0.155 290.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ac98e4',
500: '#856fd8',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #856fd8; $custom-light: #ac98e4; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#856fd8",
"rgb": {
"r": 133,
"g": 111,
"b": 216
},
"hsl": {
"h": 252.571,
"s": 57.377,
"l": 64.118
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.6107,
"c": 0.15472,
"h": 290.7
},
"luminance": 0.21313
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#856FD8
secondary
#DCE4BF
accent
#C521A3
background
#FAF9FE
surface
#F5F2FC
border
#CFCCD5
text
#100E16
muted
#7F7E84